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Diabetes Care & Education Podcasts
As a member of the diabetes care team, you know professional growth can move you and the people you serve forward. The Huddle is where you'll find diabetes podcasts that share perspectives from fellow professionals on issues and updates in the field.
Our podcasts on diabetes, prediabetes and cardiometabolic care ‒ from advocacy to technology ‒ can inform your practice, elevate your role and ultimately benefit your clients.
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Latest Diabetes Podcast Episodes
Episode Summary
Becky Sulik, RDN, LD, CDCES, and Bethany Long, BSN, RN, CDCES, join us to discuss how automated insulin delivery systems (AID), like the Omnipod 5, are transforming diabetes management and making mealtime bolusing easier. Becky and Bethany share insights on the Omnipod 5 AID system, including user-friendly built-in features that facilitate onboarding and increase carb awareness skills in a variety of people with diabetes. The episode highlights real-world applications and personal stories that diabetes care and education specialists can utilize in practice to quickly onboard and empower their clients today. This episode was supported by Insulet. A guest featured on this show has a commercial relationship with Insulet, and another guest is an employee of the company. The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the views or positions of Insulet.
Resources
- Omnipod resources for healthcare professionals: www.omnipod.com/hcp
- Omnipod 5 Custom Foods blog post: www.omnipod.com/hcp/blog/tips-guidelines/custom-foods
- Omnipod 5 Custom Foods brochure: www.omnipod.com/sites/default/files/omnipod-5_hcp_custom-foods-guide_us-english.pdf
- Omnipod 5 simulator app for iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/omnipod-5-simulator/id1552469689
- Omnipod 5 simulator app on Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insulet.simulator&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1
References: Davis GM, et al. Simplified Meal Bolus Strategies for the Omnipod®5 Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System in People with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): Sub-Analysis of the SECURE-T2D Study. Presented at: ATTD; March 19-22, 2025; Amsterdam, NL. Post-hoc analysis limits conclusions. Insulet Data on file. RF-062025-00012
Important safety information: The Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System is a single hormone insulin delivery system intended to deliver U-100 insulin subcutaneously for the management of type 1 diabetes in persons aged 2 and older requiring insulin and type 2 diabetes in persons aged 18 and older. Rx only. WARNING: Do not use SmartAdjust™ technology for people under the age of 2 or who require less than 5 U of insulin per day. Visit omnipod.com/safety for complete safety information.
Episode Summary
On this episode of the Huddle, Kelly Postiglione Cook, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CDCES, BC-ADM, and Sean Oser, MD, MPH, CDCES have a conversation about the importance of utilizing automated insulin delivery systems, like the iLet bionic pancreas, more widely in primary care. They provide insight into a study that evaluated the success of implementing use of the iLet bionic pancreas in a primary care setting, how the results illustrated that this technology can be more widely utilized in these settings, and the role diabetes care and education specialists can play in this work. This episode is sponsored by Beta Bionics.
Resources
Bionic Pancreas Research Group. Multicenter, randomized trial of a bionic pancreas in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med 2022;387:1161-1172 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205225
Russell SJ, Selagamsetty R, Damiano E. Real-world efficacy of the iLet bionic pancreas in adults and children during the first eighteen months of commercial availability. Presented at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions, June 20-23, 2025, Chicago, IL.
Oser SM, Putman MS, Russel SJ, et al. Assessing the iLet Bionic Pancreas deployed in primary care and via telehealth: a randomized clinical trial. Clin Diabetes 2025; cd240104. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd24-0104
Oser C, Parascando JA, Kostiuk M, et al. Experiences of people with type 1 diabetes using the iLet bionic pancreas in primary care: A qualitative analysis. Clin Diabetes 2024 https://doi.org/10.2337/cd24-0060.
Sulik B, Postiglione Cook K, MacLeod J. Meals no longer need to be math problems: Shifting from precise carbohydrate counting to a continuum of carbohydrate awareness as automated insulin delivery advances. Diabetes Technology and Obesity Medicine 2025;1(1):79-83. DOI: 10.1089/dtom.2025.0010.
Learn more about Beta Bionics here: https://www.betabionics.com/
Explore the latest in diabetes technology on danatech: danatech l Diabetes Technology Education for Healthcare Professionals
Learn more about a two-part course on integrating diabetes technology into primary care, put on through the collaboration of AANP and ADCES:
- Part 1: Integrating Diabetes Technology into Primary Care Part 1: Overview and Clinical Scenarios
- Part 2: Integrating Diabetes Technology into Primary Care Part 2: Interactive Case Studies
Dive deeper into how diabetes technology can be incorporated into primary care on another recent episode of The Huddle featuring Kathryn Evans Kreider DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP: https://thehuddle.simplecast.com/episodes/embracing-diabetes-technology-in-primary-care
Episode Summary
On the latest episode of The Huddle, we’re joined by Jay Shubrook, DO, BC-ADM, FACOFP, FAAFP, Anne Lee, MEd, RDN, CDCES, and Clipper Young, PharmD, MPH, as they talk about Touro University’s unique Mobile Diabetes Education Center (MOBEC). They explain how the center was formed, the services MOBEC provides, and how others can replicate this work to serve and educate a greater population of people with and at risk for diabetes.
Resources
Learn more about MOBEC here: Touro University California
Episode Summary
On this episode of The Huddle, Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, NASM-CPT, FAPhA, FADCES and Debbie Hinnen, APN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAAN discuss the importance of medication persistence, how to talk to clients about starting and staying on diabetes medications, and strategies to help clients stay consistent with their medication taking. This episode was made possible with support from Lilly, A Medicine Company.
Resources
Learn more about the latest in diabetes technology on danatech: danatech l Diabetes Technology Education for Healthcare Professionals
Learn more about the ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors: Self-Care Tips (ADCES7)
Kennedy-Martin, T., Boye, K. S., & Peng, X. (2017). Cost of medication adherence and persistence in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a literature review. Patient Preference and Adherence, 11, 1103–1117. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S136639
McGovern, A., Hinton, W., Calderara, S. et al. A Class Comparison of Medication Persistence in People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Observational Study. Diabetes Ther 9, 229–242 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-017-0361-5
Evans M, Engberg S, Faurby M, Fernandes JDDR, Hudson P, Polonsky W. Adherence to and persistence with antidiabetic medications and associations with clinical and economic outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic literature review. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022; 24(3): 377-390. doi:10.1111/dom.14603
Sabaté E., Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Evidence for Action, 2003, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.