Scientific Sessions

2025 Recognized Abstracts

We are excited to highlight a select group of abstracts that have been chosen for recognition at the 85th Scientific Sessions in Chicago. You can find these abstracts in the Scientific Sessions Meeting App.

ADA Presidents’ Select Abstracts

The following abstracts were identified as noteworthy by the Scientific Sessions Meeting Planning Committee Chair and are being presented at the 85th Scientific Sessions as oral presentations:

71-OR: HLA-Focused Meta-Genetic Risk Score (GRS) Performance in Populations of Diverse Ancestry with Type 1 Diabetes

DOMINIKA A. MICHALEK, WEI-MIN CHEN, SUNA ONENGUT-GUMUSCU, STEPHEN S. RICH, Charlottesville, VA

105-OR: Enhanced Dopamine and Opioid Receptor Target Engagement Predicts Neuropathic Pain Treatment Response—A Resting-State fMRI Study in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

KEVIN TEH, ABBIE WADE, GORDON P. SLOAN, MOHUMMAD SHAAN GOONOO, SOLOMON TESFAYE, DINESH SELVARAJAH, Sheffield, United Kingdom

121-OR: Genetic Susceptibility to Macronutrient Preference Is Associated with Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Fast Food in Children

SOREN HARNOIS-LEBLANC, KAREN SWITKOWSKI, JESSICA YOUNG, IZZUDDIN M. ARIS, SHERYL L. RIFAS-SHIMAN, EMILY OKEN, JULIE E. GERVIS, KENNETH E. WESTERMAN, HASSAN S. DASHTI, MARIE-FRANCE HIVERT, JORDI MERINO, Boston, MA, Copenhagen, Denmark

145-OR: Association of Age at Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis with Fatal Cardiovascular and Kidney Events

ARAZ RAWSHANI, BJORN ELIASSON, DARREN K. MCGUIRE, NAVEED SATTAR, HERTZEL C. GERSTEIN, JETISH ISUFI, NANCY CUI, OLIVER GUENTHER, JULIA H. ZACCAI, AYMERIC MAHIEU, AIDIN RAWSHANI, Dallas, TX, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Gothenburg, Sweden, Paris, France

159-OR: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of the VA MOVE! Weight Management Program in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

QIAOCHU XUE, PIAOPIAO LI, JIEUN LEE, TANNAZ MOIN, SUSAN RAFFA, MOHAMMED K. ALI, YOUNG-ROCK HONG, MEGHA K. SHAH, LAWRENCE S. PHILLIPS, HUI SHAO, Atlanta, GA, Gainesville, FL, Los Angeles, CA, Washington, DC, Dunwoody, GA, Decatur, GA

171-OR: The Hidden Inequity—Disparities and Barriers in Access to Diabetes Technology Free at the Point of Access

DULMINI KARIYAWASAM, ROSIE THISTLETHWAYTE, BENEDICT STOTESBURY, AAISHA SAQIB, SIOBHAN PENDER, ROSARIE ATKINSON, ANNA BRACKENRIDGE, NATASHA BINNIE, SOPHIE HARRIS, London, United Kingdom, White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/Brit, United Kingdom

207-OR: Identification of a Novel Hepatocyte Subpopulation That Normally Displays Selective Hepatic Insulin Resistance

JUNICHI OKADA, AUSTIN LANDGRAF, MAXWELL HORTON, LI LIU, GARY J. SCHWARTZ, CAROLINA ELISCOVICH, KOSAKU SHINODA, JEFFREY PESSIN, Bronx, NY

321-OR: FOXO1 Is Vital for Gestational Beta-Cell Compensation to Protect Against Gestational Diabetes

TAOFEEK USMAN, TING ZHANG, GOMA CHHETRI, HSUAN YEH, GEMING LU, ADOLFO GARCIA-OCANA, H. HENRY DONG, Pittsburgh, PA, Duarte, CA

Health Disparities Committee—Top 10 Recommended Abstracts

The “Health Disparities Committee’s Top 10 Recommended Abstracts” recognize health disparities related abstracts that have been accepted into the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association®. These abstracts focus on health care disparities in diabetes outcomes, showcase research that explores the underlying factors in diabetes disparities, and demonstrate practical interventions that may contribute to eliminating those disparities. 

510-P: Educational Attainment and Inpatient Diabetic Foot Ulceration

LAURA LOVELL, PETER S. CHAMI, NINA K. DAVIES, NACHIAPPAN CHOCKALINGAM, NATALIE S. GREAVES, St. Michael, Barbados, Bridgetown, Barbados, Leeds, United Kingdom, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

658-P: Acceptability of an Intervention to Reduce the Use of Diabetes-Stigmatizing Language in the Primary Care Environment 11 Psychosocial/Behavioral Medicine 

ALEXANDRA AGAPIOU, SOPHIA LIN, ALICIA G. CARMICHAEL, BRANDON P. LABBREE, RICHARD GONZALEZ, KEVIN JOINER, Ann Arbor, MI

673-P: Is Loneliness a Mediator of the Relationship between Discrimination and Dementia in Older Adults with Diabetes in High- and Middle-Income Countries?

APRILL Z. DAWSON, JENESSA PRICE, JONI S. WILLIAMS, MUKOSO N. OZIEH, Milwaukee, WI

831-P: Comparison of Glargine 100, Glargine 300, and Degludec in Fasting during Ramadan

REEM ALAMOUDI, NAJI ALJOHANI, REEM ALMUTAIRI, AHMED K. SHUKRI, MOHAMMED A. ALMEHMADI, OMAR YAMANI, MAJD ALDEEN M.H. KALLASH, MUHAMMAD A. KHAN, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1340-P: The Impact of Language Spoken at Home and Racial Interactions on Adherence to Diabetes Management Guidelines for A1C Checks among Foreign-Born Individuals 

ALIYA KUERBANRockville Centre, NY

1048-P: Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Diabetes Status—A Multivariable Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights (AI-READI) Dataset 

AYA MOTOYOSHI, YU JIANG, SALLY L. BAXTER, LINDA M. ZANGWILL, GERALD MCGWIN, CYNTHIA OWSLEY, AARON Y. LEE, CECILIA S. LEE, Seattle, WA, La Jolla, CA, Birmingham, AL

1169-P: Validating the Family Nutrition Physical Activity Instrument for Spanish-Speaking Families with Children Ages 6–18 Using Cognitive Interviewing

JENNY L. CEPEDA, JOSUE RUIZ, JOSHUA S. YUDKIN, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicCollege Station, TX

1201-P: Exploring Disparities in Prescriptions for Insulin Pumps among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

PAVANDEEP RAKHRA, SELORM A. DEI-TUTU, ASHLEY BUTLER, Houston, TX

1450-P: Immigration as a Child May Be Associated with Worse Sleep Quality in Adulthood—The Africans in America Study

ELIZA A. HUEFNER, MARIAM SAYED, GRACE G. SMITH, KAUTHRAH NTABADDE, KARTHIK MEDA, CHRISTOPHER DUBOSE, PETER L. WHITESELL, ANNE E. SUMNER, Rockville, MD, Bethesda, MD, Washington, DC

1743-P: Assessing Disparities in Diabetes Prevention and Obesity Pharmacotherapy Treatment Outcomes among Veterans—A Local Cohort Study

DIANA TORRES PINZON, JEENA MATHEW, JUAN VASQUEZ MENDEZ, JAY PENDSE, MICHELE SANTACATTERINA, JOSÉ O. ALEMÁN, New York, NY

Youth Strategies Committee—Top 10 Abstracts

The following abstracts were identified as noteworthy by the Youth Strategies Committee and are being presented at the 85th Scientific Sessions as oral or poster presentations:

55-OR: Understanding the Unseen—Caregiver Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Health of Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

KATHRYN A. MCMULLEN, KRISTEN A. TORRES, JENNIFER RAYMOND, MARK A. CLEMENTS, DIANA NARANJO, JENISE C. WONG, ALISON REED, SYDNEY R. MELNICK, MICHAEL A. HARRIS, DAVID V. WAGNER, Portland, ORLos Angeles, CAKansas City, MOStanford, CASan Francisco, CAOakland, CA

56-OR: Behavioral Family Systems Therapy (BFST) Skills Inventory for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes—Psychometric Analyses

KRISTEN A. TORRES, JENNA SHAPIRO, FLORA S. RICHEY, DIANA NARANJO, ALISON REED, JENISE C. WONG, MARYSOL GONZALES GRANADOS, MARISA E. HILLIARD, MICHAEL A. HARRIS, DAVID V. WAGNER, Chicago, ILStanford, CAOakland, CASan Francisco, CAHouston, TXPortland, OR

299-OR: Outcomes of Type 1 Diabetes and Life (T1DAL) Behavioral Intervention Pilot Targeting Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)

MARISA E. HILLIARD, RUTH S. WEINSTOCK, KOREY K. HOOD, PAULA M. TRIEF, SE-KANG KIM, DANIEL DESALVO, YULIANA ROJAS, WENDY LEVY, SAHAR S. ESHTEHARDI, KYRAH HOLLAND, AIKA K. SCHNEIDER-UTAKA, LYNN M. AGOSTINI, MAARTJE DE WIT, LAUREL H. MESSER, BARBARA J. ANDERSON-THOMAS, Stanford, CASyracuse, NYHouston, TXAmsterdam, NetherlandsSan Diego, CACharlottesville, VA

620-P: The Moderating Role of Diabetes Resilience in the Relation between Diabetes Distress and HbA1c in School-Age Children

SUSANA R. PATTON, JESSICA S. PIERCE, NICOLE KAHHAN, RYAN MCDONOUGH, MATTHEW R. BENSON, LARRY A. FOX, MARK A. CLEMENTS, Orlando, FLKansas City, MOJacksonville, FL

637-P: Sleep Screening in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Using the PROMIS Four-Item Sleep Surveys

ERIN C. COBRY, EMILY FIVEKILLER, SARAH S. JASER, LISA J. MELTZER, R. PAUL WADWA, Aurora, CONashville, TNDenver, CO

650-P: Longitudinal Associations of Peer Support with Self-Efficacy, Depression, and Diabetes Management in Early Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

EMILY ELLIS, DEBORAH WIEBE, CYNTHIA BERG, Merced, CASalt Lake City, UT

1942-LB: Diabetes Distress Screening in Type 1 Diabetes—Are We Meeting Standards in Psychosocial Care?

JENNIFER J. IYENGAR, DEVIN W. STEENKAMP, MALAK ABDELHADI, DON A. BUCKINGHAM, SR., TAMARA S. HANNON, FARAHNAZ JOARDER, NICOLE RIOLES, KATHERINE SEMENKOVICH, RYAN D. TWEET, DHRUVI VORA, HEATHER YARDLEY, ALISSA J. ROBERTS, Ann Arbor, MIBoston, MAColumbus, OHIndianapolis, INPortland, ORBeaverton, ORSeattle, WA

1945-LB: The T1D Parent Check-in—Preliminary Results of a Novel Intervention for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes

ELLEN O'DONNELL, ALESSANDRA CARUSO, GRACE A. DING, NICOLE DOBLE, ALEXANDER WHEELOCK, DEBORAH FRIEDMAN, WENDY GROLNICK, KATHARINE GARVEY, Boston, MAWorcester, MA

1946-LB: Relationship between Eating Pathology and Glycemia in Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes

MAARTJE DE WIT, ELENA TOSCHI, NICOLE PATIENCE, HALEY BRABANT, SEVERINA HAUGVIK, MAREILLE HENNEKES, LINE WISTING, ERIC STICE, Amsterdam, NetherlandsBoston, MAOslo, NorwayBend, OR

Interest Group Early Career Abstract Award Winners 

Behavioral Medicine & Psychology 

623-P: Use of Social Media to Support Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction for American Indian and Alaska Native Females—Perspectives from Native Youth, Mothers, and Content Experts

SARAH A. STOTZ, SHONDRA R. MCCAGE, SARA J. MUMBY, NICOLE D. REED, HEATHER GARROW, DENISE CHARRON-PROCHOWNIK, MELANIE L. ASPAAS, MELANIE CHARLEY, SHELLY PALMER, JOSEFA LEON, KELLY GONZALES, KELLI R. BEGAY, ANGELA G. BREGA, Fort Collins, COAda, OKAurora, COAkwesasne, NYPittsburgh, PAPortland, OREdmond, OK

Clinical Centers & Programs

270-OR: Risk of Severe Hypoglycemia Associated with Concomitant Use of Sulfonylurea and Amiodarone

SUNGHO BEA, HYESUNG LEE, KATSIARYNA BYKOV, JU-YOUNG SHIN, Boston, MASuwon, Republic of Korea

Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease

51-OR: Prognostic Proteomics Modeling in Type 2 Diabetes Reveals Shared and Distinct Mechanisms of Macro- and Microvascular Complications

YUE HUANG, ARCHIT SINGH, ANDREI BARYSENKA, NIGEL W. RAYNER, OZVAN BOCHER, ELEFTHERIA ZEGGINI, Munich, GermanyNeuherberg, GermanyBrest, France

Diabetes In Primary Care 

160-OR: Assessing the Real-World Effectiveness of the VA MOVE! Lifestyle Program in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes—A 15-Year Follow-up Study

PIAOPIAO LI, QIAOCHU XUE, TANNAZ MOIN, O. KENRIK DURU, SUSAN RAFFA, K M VENKAT NARAYAN, GUILLERMO UMPIERREZ, MOHAMMED K. ALI, LAWRENCE S. PHILLIPS, HUI SHAO, Gainesville, FLAtlanta, GALos Angeles, CAWashington, DCDecatur, GA

Diabetes In Youth 

18-OR: Lower Incretin Effect and Reduced GIP Characterize the Metabolic Phenotype of People with Multiple Islet Autoantibodies and Normal Glucose Tolerance

ALFONSO GALDERISI, HADIJA MARCHIORI, MICHELE D. ALGUARD, MARCIA DESOUSA, EILEEN M. TICHY, ABIGAIL FLYNN, JASON L. GAGLIA, CHIARA DALLA MAN, JENNIFER L. SHERR, New Haven, CTBoston, MAPadova, Italy

Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support 

261-OR: Validation of Mitraa, a GPT-Based Conversational Model for Enhancing Diabetes Self-Management and Education

BHARAT SABOO, SHWETA SABOO, HARSH A. HIRANI, ALOK D. MODI, Indore, IndiaHyderabad, IndiaThane, India

Diabetes Technology 

944-P: Use of High-Potency GLP-1 Receptor Agonists with OpenAPS Automated Insulin Dosing Algorithm Eliminates Need for Meal Announcements to Achieve Glycemic Goals

TUGCE AKCAN, RYAN S. KINGMAN, MARCI MORGAN, YING-TING LIU, KAILEE KINGSTON, RAYHAN LAL, Stanford, CA

Exercise Physiology  

268-OR: Modeling Metabolic Changes in Glucose Physiology during Physical Activity in T1D

ELEONORA MARIA AIELLO, KENAN TANG, MEHAK P. DHALIWAL, RAYHAN LAL, CAMERON SUMMERS, MARK CONNOLLY, DESSI P. ZAHARIEVA, BRANDON ARBITER, KELLY WATSON, MAYA FRIEDMAN, LAUREN FIGG, ANA L. CORTES-NAVARRO, ILENIA BALISTRERI, RYAN S. KINGMAN, BAILEY SUH, MICHAEL C. RIDDELL, YAO QIN, Pavia, ItalySanta Barbara, CAStanford, CAPalo Alto, CAMountain View, CAToronto, ON, Canada

Eye Health 

112-OR: Mitigating Adoption Bias in Medical Autonomous AI—Quantifying the Balance between Accuracy and Access

ROOMASA CHANNA, CARA JOYCE, MICHAEL D. ABRÀMOFF, Madison, WIMaywood, ILIowa City, IA

Foot Care 

153-OR: Impact of Three-Month Continuous Glucose Monitoring Program on Glycemic Control and Diabetic Foot Wound Healing within a Safety-Net Health System

FELONA GUNAWAN, SMITHA MATHEW, BINSY S. EASOW, KRISTIE ADAME, KAELY N. JACKSON, UMA GUNASEKARAN, Dallas, TX

Health Care Delivery & Quality Improvement 

1045-P: Use of a Smartphone Application for Basal Insulin Titration during Ramadan Fasting—Data from Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia

MOHAMMED AL-SOFIANI, ALANOID ALAASMI, ABDULAZIZ ALTAMIMI, RITA RASTOGI KALYANI, KHALED H. ABURISHEH, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBaltimore, MD

Immunology, Immunogenetics, & Transplantation 

29-OR: T-Cell Receptor Sequences Targeting Beta-Cell Proteins Are Present in Blood across the Stages of Type 1 Diabetes Development

KAGAN E. KARAKUS, ERIN E. BASCHAL, KRISTEN MCDANIEL, LIPING YU, MAKI NAKAYAMA, AARON W. MICHELS, Aurora, CO

Islet Biology, Development, & Function 

33-OR: M6A mRNA Methylation Regulates Pancreatic α-Cell Identity and Function

DARIO F. DE JESUS, NATALIE K. BROWN, GARRETT FOGARTY, JIANG HU, JOAN SABADELL-BASALLOTE, SEVIM KAHRAMAN, LING XIAO, ROHIT KULKARNI, Boston, MA

Nutritional Science & Metabolism 

587-P: Impaired Arginine, Citrulline, and Glutamine Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)—Insights from a Stable Isotope Study

MUSTAFA TOSUR, RAVEN WIERZCHOWSKA-MCNEW, MARIELLE P. ENGELEN, NICOLAAS E. DEUTZ, Houston, TXCollege Station, TX

Pregnancy & Reproductive Health 

1263-P: Associations of Metal and Element Mixture with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse U.S. Birth Cohort—A Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR) Analysis

ZEYU LI, GUOYING WANG, XIUMEI HONG, STEPHEN P. JURASCHEK, LONG H. NGO, MINGYU ZHANG, Baltimore, MDBoston, MA

Public Health & Epidemiology 

69-OR: Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients—A Nationwide Study

JAY B. LUSK, FAN LI, EMILY OBRIEN, SHANNON AYMES, Durham, NCChapel Hill, NC