Welcome to the October 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 October 2026 issue of Diabetes.

7:20 First, Kirk welcomes Jia Liu and Zhenqi Liu, MD, both of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Their article, "GIP Acutely Blunts Insulin- and GLP-1–Induced Muscle Microvascular Perfusion," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-1009.

30:45 Next, Darleen speaks with Clay F. Semenkovich, MD, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research at Washington University in St. Louis, and Guifang Dong, PhD, instructor in medicine, also at Washington University. Their article, "Adipose Tissue Palmitoylation Cycling Mediates Insulin Resistance and Preservation of β-Cell Function in Mice," is available at doi.org/10.2337/db26-0023.

53:25 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," our hosts are joined by Michael Schwartz, MD, Robert H. Williams Endowed Chair in Medicine Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington. Dr. Schwartz's work has helped shape how we think about the brain's role in regulating food intake, body weight, and blood glucose control.

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