Abstract Highlights from ADA's Interest Group Early Career Abstract Award Winners-Abstract Highlights from ADA's Interest Group Early Career Abstract Award Winners

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The webinar highlighted award-winning early career research from the ADA's 85th Scientific Session, moderated by Mandy Reese and William Horton. Presentations included diverse studies addressing diabetes care and prevention. Sarah Stutz discussed using culturally tailored social media to reduce gestational diabetes risk among Native American females. Dr. Mustafa Tosor presented on impaired arginine, citrulline, and glutamine metabolism in type 2 diabetes, suggesting targeting glutamine synthesis could offer therapeutic potential. Dr. Haesung Lee shared findings that combining sulfonylureas with imiodarone raises severe hypoglycemia risk in type 2 diabetics. Dr. Sabu introduced MITRA, an AI-powered multilingual tool delivering diabetes self-management education comparable to certified educators but more time-efficient. Dr. Mingrui Zhang reported that toxic metals like mercury increase gestational diabetes risk, especially among Black women, while manganese may be protective; high selenium levels unexpectedly correlated with higher risk in Hispanic women. Dr. Gu Nawan showed that a three-month continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) program improved glycemic control and diabetic foot wound healing in underserved patients. Piao Li demonstrated the long-term diabetes prevention benefits of the VA MOVE lifestyle program over 50 years, particularly in high-risk veterans. Finally, Dr. Jay Lusk revealed disparities in diabetes outcomes among transgender and non-binary patients, with worse glycemic control and higher complications, underscoring the need for targeted interventions. The session concluded with encouragement to submit abstracts for the upcoming ADA Scientific Sessions.

Keywords

ADA 85th Scientific Session

early career diabetes research

gestational diabetes prevention

amino acid metabolism in type 2 diabetes

sulfonylureas and hypoglycemia risk

AI diabetes self-management education

toxic metals and gestational diabetes

diabetes disparities in transgender patients