Dietary choices are crucial for managing type 2 diabetes. Experts including Roy Taylor, MD, shared their perspectives on nutrition programs that have helped patients reduce or manage type 2 diabetes while also living healthier lives. These programs incorporate low-calorie diets, low-carb diets, and glycemic excursion minimization.

A. Enrique Caballero, MD, advocates for thoughtfully designed diabetes education and prevention programs tailored to “speak to” the different audiences for which they are intended in order to optimize diabetes care and achieve better outcomes. He is the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award.

During a special Saturday morning lecture, American Diabetes Association® President of Health Care & Education Janet Brown-Friday, RN, MSN, MPH, urged the medical community to be inclusive of sex and gender, race and ethnicity among staff and participants when recruiting for trials. This also includes helping make access to trials more available to participants.

Sarah C. Westen will explain what the Psychosocial Subcommittee of the Youth Strategies Committee has accomplished over the past two years. She will share videos created by the team as well as strategies to help improve communication between health care teams and children and their families.