In this special episode on Obstructive Sleep Apnea our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss treatment of OSA. In Part 1 we discussed and overview of OSA, in Part 2 we discussed making the diagnosis will, and Part 4 will look at cases. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Dr. Sanjay Patel, M.D, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, & Clinical and Translational Science, and Director of the Center for Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Research; Medical Director of the Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Selected references:

Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - A Review. JAMA. 2020;323(14):1389-1400

Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1193-1205

In this special edition of Diabetes Core Update we present a special podcast recorded live at the ADA Scientific Sessions by the editors of Diabetes Core Update, Diabetes Care On Air, Diabetes Bio, and Diabetes Day by Day.

In this issue we will discuss the excitement of being in the room where it happened when critical new information is presented, as well as short summaries of some of the favorite presentations of each of the editors.

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit Diabetesjournals.org.

Host:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

In this special episode on Treatment of Hypercortisolism in Uncontrolled Diabetes our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik, will discuss a case based approach to uncontrolled diabetes addressing new evidence showing the surprising prevalence of Hypercortisolism in people with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes, and the effect of treatment. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Corcept.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John Buse, MD – The Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor and director of the Diabetes Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, a past president of medicine & science at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and recipient of the ADA Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award

John Anderson, MD - Practices internal medicine and diabetes at the Frist Clinic in Nashville Tennessee. Servied as a Past President of the 38-member multi-specialty clinic, and has served leadership roles at Centennial Medical Center, a 670 bed HCA tertiary care referral hospital. He has served as Chair of the Department of Medicine for two separate terms. Served two separate terms on the National Board of Directors for the American Diabetes Association, and in 2013 he received the Banting Medal for service as President of Medicine and Science for the ADA.

Reference:

Prevalence of Hypercortisolism in Difficult-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care dc242841 https://doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2841

Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes and Hypercortisolism: Improved Glycemia With Mifepristone Treatment. Diabetes Care June 2025