Harvard Medical School Diabetes Update 2025

Identifying Various Types of Diabetes in Clinical Practice

1. Is It Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, or Something Else? – Miriam Udler, MD, PhD [SAMPLE]

2. The Connection Between Diabetes Phenotypes and Social Determinants of Health – Jacqueline Seiglie, MD [SAMPLE]

3. Panel Discussion and Practical Recommendations – Miriam Udler, MD, PhD and Jacqueline Seiglie, MD

Medical Nutrition Management in Diabetes and Obesity

4. Does When You Eat Matter? Intermittent Fasting, Circadian Rhythms, and Food Order – Courtney Peterson, PhD, MSc, MA, MS

5. Current Dietary Recommendations in Diabetes and Obesity – Laura Andromalos, MS, RD, RN, CSOWM, CDCES

6. Panel Discussion and Practical Recommendations – Courtney Peterson, PhD, MSc, MA, MS and Laura Andromalos, MS, RD, RN, CSOWM, CDCES

Prescribing Exercise to Patients with Diabetes

7. Exercise Recommendations in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity – Edward M. Phillips, MD

8. A Practical Exercise Session Demonstration – Jacqueline I. Shahar, MEd, RCEP, CDCES

9. Panel Discussion and Practical Recommendations – Edward M. Phillips, MD and Jacqueline I. Shahar, MEd, RCEP, CDCES

Special Lecture

10. Improving Diabetes Care by Addressing Patient, Health Care Professional, and Health Care System Factors – A. Enrique Caballero, MD [NO VIDEO]

Obesity Management in the Patient with Diabetes

1. Health Implications of Overweight and Obesity: A Focus on Sleep Disorders – Peminda Cabandugama, MD, DABOM

2. Lifestyle Modification in Obesity: Does It Work? – Julia Lloyd, MPH, RD, CDCES

3. Pharmacological Management: What Intervention and When? – W. Scott Butsch, MD, MSc

4. Surgical Management of Obesity: An Update – Matthew M. Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH

5. Panel Discussion and Practical Recommendations – W. Scott Butsch, MD, MSc, Matthew M. Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH, and Julia Lloyd, MPH, RD, CDCES

Management of Traditional CV Risk Factors in Diabetes

6. Dyslipidemia Management in the Patient with Diabetes – Om P. Ganda, MD

7. Hypertension Management in the Patient with Diabetes – Naomi D. Fisher, MD

6. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Om P. Ganda, MD & Janet Lo, MD, MMSc

Special Lecture

10. Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A 2025 Vision – Kenneth Cusi, MD

Cardiovascular Disease in the Patient with Diabetes

1. Coronary Artery Disease: Evaluation and Management – Jorge Plutzky, MD

2. Heart Failure in the Patient with Diabetes: An Update – Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA

3. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Jorge Plutzky, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA

Renal Disease in the Patient with Diabetes

4. Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease – Katherine R. Tuttle, MD

5. Prevention and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease – Janani Rangaswami, MD, FACP, FCRS, FAHA

6. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Katherine R. Tuttle, MD and Janani Rangaswami, MD, FACP, FCRS, FAHA

Technology Advances in Diabetes Care

7. Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A 2025 Vision – Devin Steenkamp, MD

8. Insulin Pumps, Closing the Loop: Where Do We Stand? – Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP

9. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Devin Steenkamp, MD and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP

Special Lecture

10. Artificial Intelligence in Diabetes Care: Fact or Fiction? – James Flory, MD

Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Traditional Medications

1. Traditional Medications (Biguanides, SUs, TZDs, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors) – Deborah J. Wexler, MD, MPH

2. Insulin Therapy in the Patient with Diabetes – Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, CDCES, FACE, MACP

3. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Deborah J. Wexler, MD, MPH and Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, CDCES, FACE, MACP

Special Lecture

4. Lack of Adherence to Therapy and Clinical Inertia: How to Overcome Them – Anne Peters, MD

Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Newer Medications

5. SGLT-2 Inhibitors: An Update – Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD

6. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: An Update – Lee-Shing Chang, MD

7. Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: Role in Diabetes Care – Romela Petrosyan, MD

8. Q and A and Practical Recommendations – Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD, Lee-Shing Chang, MD, and Romela Petrosyan, MD