American Diabetes Association Clinical Update Conference 2026

1. Overview
The American Diabetes Association Clinical Update Conference 2026 delivers comprehensive, evidence-based insights into the latest standards of care for diabetes and obesity management. The program covers pediatric to adult care transitions, advanced continuous glucose monitoring, automated insulin delivery systems, and multidisciplinary approaches for comorbidities like chronic kidney disease and MASH.
Course Date: February 7-9, 2026
2. Learning Objectives

Implement the 2026 Standards of Care for the diagnosis, monitoring, and comprehensive medical evaluation of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Evaluate and prescribe advanced diabetes technologies, including dual continuous glucose/ketone monitoring and automated insulin delivery systems.

Apply modern pharmacologic and holistic approaches to manage obesity and reduce adiposity-related stigma in clinical practice.

Develop strategies for the early screening and management of diabetes-related comorbidities, such as chronic kidney disease, eye disease, and MASH.

Integrate psychosocial support and modern nutrition recommendations into multidisciplinary diabetes care plans to achieve optimal glycemic targets.

3. Target Audience

Best for endocrinologists and primary care physicians who want updates on diabetes technology, obesity management, and clinical standards.

4. Topics

A Case-Based Approach to Holistic Obesity Care

Achieving Glycemic Targets in Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Ages and Stages Comprehensive Medical Evaluation for Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Automated Insulin Delivery in Toddlers to Teens A Case-Based Approach

Automated Insulin Delivery Options for Insulin-Requiring Diabetes

Call to Action 2

Call to Action

Closing Gaps in Diabetes Management

Comprehensive Evaluation of Obesity

Comprehensive Medical Evaluation for Type 2 Diabetes

Decades of Utilizing Advocacy to Drive Policy Change to Improve the Lives of People Living with Diabetes and Opportuni…

Diabetes Care in the Hospital

Diagnosis and Screening of Type 1 Diabetes

Dual Continuous Glucose and Ketone Monitoring in Diabetes

Empowering Primary Care Practices to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Impact of DSMES Toolkits DSMES and PCP Expansion and People with Diabetes Curriculum

Improving Access to Clinical Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Adults

Increase Adiposity Removing the Stigma in the Approach to Patient Care

Keynote Address

Management of Comorbidities in Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Managing a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes and MASH A Case-Based Approach

Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy

Managing Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes around the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care

Managing Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

New Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity Care Thinking Creatively and Using What Youve Got

Opening and Welcome

Panel Discussion 2

Panel Discussion 3

Panel Discussion 4

Panel Discussion 5

Panel Discussion 6

Panel Discussion on Case Studies

Panel Discussion

Pharmacologic Approaches in Obesity Management

Psychosocial Support for Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Rethinking Type 1 Diabetes Care Lessons from the Front Lines of Blue Circle Health

Screening and Monitoring for Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes

Screening and Monitoring for Diabetes Related Eye Disease

Standards of Care in Diabetes 2026 An Overview

Standards of Care in Obesity

Standards of Care to Standards of Practice

The Continuum of Hyperglycemia Prediabetes and Stage 2 Type 1 Diabetes

Updates on Nutrition Recommendations to Prevent and Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome and Overview