More than 2,000 abstracts will be presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Orlando, from basic science studies to clinical trials. Maureen A. Gannon, PhD, who chairs the Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee, highlighted several as being the most relevant to clinical practice.
TEDDY at 13
Dr. Maureen A. Gannon
VADT at 15
Final follow-up data from Veterans Administration Diabetes Trial will be presented on Sunday, June 24, at 4:30 p.m. The trial randomized nearly 2,000 military veterans with poor glycemic control to a mean of 5.6 years of intensive glycemic therapy versus standard treatment, with a goal of lowering HbA1c below 8%.
RISE
Restoring Insulin Secretion (RISE) comprises three intervention trials, two in adults and one in adolescents. The trials are studying whether aggressive glucose lowering will lead to recovery of beta-cell function can be sustained after withdrawal of treatment. Initial results from the adolescent trial will be reported on Monday, June 25, at 2:15 p.m.
SGLT inhibition in type 1 diabetes
Presenters in this session, on Tuesday, June 26 at 10:15 a.m., will provide trial results an insights on a regulatory pathway for sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT)-1 and -2 inhibitors in type 1 diabetes patients. Julio Rosenstock, MD, who will present the latest data on empagliflozin from the EASE (Empagliflozin as Adjunctive to InSulin thErapy) trial program, said, “This symposium brings together the lead investigators from the three major competitors that are pursuing approval of a SGLT inhibitor for type 1 diabetes. They will report top-level data that will eventually be submitted to regulators.”
DIY technology
This symposium on Saturday at 1:45 pm, The Diabetes Do-It-Yourself Revolution, will explore the evolving, DIY revolution in diabetes, in which patients are upending traditional treatment pathways and closing their own insulin delivery loop.
“I’m excited about the variety we have in the program this year,” said Dr. Gannon, professor of medicine in the division of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism; molecular physiology and biophysics; and cell and developmental biology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. “This is the place for cutting-edge information for anybody who is involved in diabetes research or patient care.”