Welcome to the August 2026 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association's podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2026 issue of Diabetes.

This special episode will highlight articles from the Diabetes Symposium, "Non-Classical Complications of Diabetes: Epidemiology, Mechanism, Treatment," presented at the 86th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans.

7:10 First, Kevin welcomes John Ussher, PhD, of the University of Alberta. His article, "Focusing on Diastolic Dysfunction to Achieve Consensus With the Term Diabetic Cardiomyopathy," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0002.

35:00 Next, our hosts welcome Norbert Stefan, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist with the University Hospital in Tübingen, Germany. His article, "MASLD as Complication of Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0001.

1:06:25 Finally, our hosts speak with Julia A. Critchley, PhD, MPH Tess Harris, MD, MSc and Liza Bowen, PhD, MSc, all of City St. Georges University of London. Their article, "Increased Risk of Infections in People Living With Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-0004.

Listeners can watch these symposium talks on demand at ADA.org.

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