Welcome to the latest episode (November 2026) of DOC Updates, where every month Neil Skolnik, MD and John Russell, MD review the most important articles on diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease.
This month on DOC Updates:
Oser, et al. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Non–Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. October 2026; doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2608571
Islet autoantibody screening identifies early-stage type 1 diabetes across Europe, Need-To-Know Institute press release
Yang, et al. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use and Levels of Hemoglobin, Markers of Iron Metabolism, and Erythropoiesis. JAMA. Published online October 2026. doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.19921
Jastreboff, et al. Retatrutide, a Triple Hormone Receptor Agonist, for Treatment of Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. September, 2026. doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2604169
Bellido, et al. Retatrutide in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes (TRIUMPH-2): a double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet. Volume 408, Issue 10563. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01861-1
Colhoun, et al. Semaglutide and cardiovascular risk reduction: a mediation analysis of the SELECT trial. European Heart Journal. 2026; ehag524, doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag524
Garvey, et al. Petrelintide, a human amylin analogue for the treatment of obesity (ZUPREME 1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2026; 14, 914-926. doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(26)00213-5
Presented by:
Neil Skolnik, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
John J. Russell, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health
DOC Updates is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s three science and medical journals—Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, DOC Updates discusses how the latest research is relevant in clinical practice.
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