Merlin Thomas and Mark Cooper on kidney disease, a forgotten legacy of type 1 diabetes, and classic Rapid Exchange segment

Welcome to episode no. 35 (August 2025) of Diabetes Care "On Air"—a new and different way to bring the research published in Diabetes Care to life. Join co-hosts Alice Cheng, MD, FRCPC, and Michael Rickels, MD, MS, as they discuss the latest and greatest content in the August 2025 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 2:50 Alice is joined by professors Merlin C. Thomas and Mark E. Cooper, both of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. They discuss their article, "Kidney Disease: The Forgotten Legacy of Type 1 Diabetes," available for free at ​​doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0028. 20:05 In the "Diabetes Care Rapid Exchange," Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the August 2025 issue of Diabetes Care. Studies highlighted in this segment include: Meek et al. Lack of Validity of the Glucose Management Indicator in Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2494 Neyman et al. Associations of CGM Metrics With Stimulated C-Peptide Measures in Youth With Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes ​​doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0291 Donovan et al. Influence of Maternal Glycemia on Breast Milk Composition and Volume Ingested by Infants of Mothers With Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0096 Kofod et al. The Association Between Hemoglobin A1c and Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0339 Morales et al. Risk of Thyroid Tumors With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Retrospective Cohort Study doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0154 So et al. β-Cell Function Derived From Routine Clinical Measures Reports and Predicts Treatment Response to Immunotherapy in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0565 To learn more about Diabetes Care, please visit diabetesjournals.org/care. Interested in submitting cover art to the journal? Please visit https://diabetesjournals.org/care/pages/submit_a_cover_image.