Naveed Sattar on early, large-scale weight loss & the future of type 2 diabetes care, Laurent Azoulay on GLP-1s & the risk for optic neuropathy, plus a classic edition of "Rapid Exchange."

About this episode

The episode discusses early weight loss strategies for type 2 diabetes care and the risks associated with GLP-1 medications, featuring expert guests Naveed Sattar and Laurent Azoulay.

Welcome to the latest episode (May 2026) 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 May 2026 issue of Diabetes Care and beyond. 4:45 Alice welcomes Naveed Sattar , MBChB, PhD, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He is a co-author on the article "Why Early, Large-scale Weight Loss Is the Future of Type 2 Diabetes Care," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0069 . 30:05 Mike speaks with ​​Laurent Azoulay , PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is senior author on the article "Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes," available for free at doi.org/10.2337/dc25-2577 . 36:15 In this month's "Rapid Exchange" segment, Alice and Mike wrap up the episode by reviewing several interesting articles in the May 2025 issue of Diabetes…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alice Cheng, Michael Rickels

Guests: Naveed Sattar, Laurent Azoulay

Topics covered

• weight loss
• type 2 diabetes care
• GLP-1s
• optic neuropathy
• health research

Keywords

• type 2 diabetes
• weight loss
• GLP-1
• optic neuropathy
• healthcare research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Glasgow, McGill University

Books & works: Why Early, Large-scale Weight Loss Is the Future of Type 2 Diabetes Care, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes Care

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