Welcome to the September 2025 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 September 2025 issue of Diabetes.

5:25 In the first segment, our hosts are joined by Carmelo Quarta, PhD, a principal investigator at INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research) and a group leader at the Bordeaux Neurocampus at the University of Bordeaux in France. He is the co-corresponding author of “GLP-1–Mediated Targeting of Inflammation Corrects Obesogenic Memory in Male Mice,” available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db24-1071.

27:30 Next, Darleen and Kirk speak with Willa A. Hsueh, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is a corresponding author on this month’s Paper of the Month, “The GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Dulaglutide Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis in Obesity via a Weight-Independent Mechanism,” available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db24-0861.

46:20 Lastly, in this month’s edition of “Sweet Talk,” Kevin and Darleen are joined by Alexander R. Nectow, MD, PhD. A recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award, Dr. Nectow lab at Columbia University studies the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and its relation to metabolism. His article, "The Dorsal Raphe Nucleus and the Integrative Control of Feeding: A Report on Research Supported by Pathway to Stop Diabetes,” is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi24-0015.

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