Masaya Oshima on the effects of killing human β-cells by CD8+ T cells and "Sweet Talk" with Sarah Stanely on the neural regulation of blood glucose in acute stress

Welcome to the January 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 January 2026 issue of Diabetes. 17:40 After sharing their predictions for the new year, our hosts are joined by Masaya Oshima, PhD, a contract researcher at Institut Cochin in Paris, France. He is the lead author on the January Paper of the Month, "Killing of Human β-Cells by CD8+ T Cells Triggers Inflammatory Paracrine Signaling and Neighboring β-Cell Dysfunction," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/db25-0473. 33:10 In the latest edition of "Sweet Talk," Kevin speaks with Sarah Stanley, MBBCh, PhD, an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and recipient of the American Diabetes Association's Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award. Her article, "Neural Regulation of Blood Glucose in Acute Stress: A Report on Research Supported by Pathway to Stop Diabetes," is available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dbi24-0051 To learn more about Diabetes and DiabetesBio, please visit diabetesjournals.org/diabetes. Thank you for listening, and don't forget to smash that "follow" button!