DIABETES update and DIAbetes Technology
Annual Workshop for EndocrinoLOGy Fellows.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.
6:00 - 8:00 PM: Welcome Dinner at Barbara Davis Center
Thursday, October 15, 2026
* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.
Program Kick-Off
7:00 - 8:00 AM - Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 - 8:30 AM - Walk to BDC
8:30 - 9:00 AM - Opening Remarks, Program Overview – Satish Garg, MD, H. Kaan Akturk, MD
Session 1*
9:00 - 10:00 AM: Simulation Lab 1: The First Type 1 Diabetes Visit – Christie Beatson, RD
10:00 - 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 - 11:30 AM: CGM Skills Lab: Dexcom G7, Libre 3 Plus, Medtronic Simplera, Eversense 365- Christie Beatson, RD, David Ahn, MD
11:30 - 12:15 PM: AGP to Action Workshop – David Ahn, MD
12:15 - 1:15 PM: Lunch
Session 2*
1:15 - 2:15 PM: MDI Mastery Lab- MDI, inhalable insulin, smart pens – Christie Beatson, RD, Kelly Ciesco, RN, H. Kaan Akturk, MD
2:15 - 3:15 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- Medtronic 780G– Christie Beatson, RD
3:15 - 3:30 PM: Break
3:30- 4:30 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- Tandem Control IQ/ Mobi– Greg Forlenza, MD
4:30- 5:15 PM: Ketones, DKA, and CKM Futures- H. Kaan Akturk, MD
Dinner Program
5:15- 7:30 PM: Optional Social Event and Dinner
Friday, October 16, 2026
* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.
Session 3*
7:00 - 8:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Walk to BDC
8:30 - 9:15 AM: Adjunct Therapies in T1D and Approaches to Obesity – Satish Garg, MD
9:15 - 10:00 AM: Prevention and Delay of T1D- Kimber Simmons, MD
10:00 - 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 - 11:00 AM: Inpatient Management of T1D- Cecilia Low Wang, MD
11:00 - 11:45 AM: Management of T1D in Pregnancy – Sarit Polsky, MD
11:45 - 12:30 AM: Troubleshooting Common CGM Problems – Julie Slade, RN
12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Session 4*
1:30 - 2:30 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- OP5 – Erin Cobry, MD
2:30 - 3:30 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- Twiist– Cari Berget, RN
3:30 - 3:45 PM: Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- iLet– Sean Oser, MD
4:45 - 5:45 PM: GMI-HbA1c Discordance, Clinical Implications- Viral Shah, MD
Dinner Program
5:45 - 7:45 PM: Dinner and Diabetes Olympics
Saturday, October 17, 2026
* Please note all sessions will be held in Mountain Standard Time.
Session 5*
7:00 - 8:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Walk to BDC
8:30 - 9:30 AM: Challenging Cases in Diabetes– Viral Shah, MD, and H. Kaan Akturk, MD
9:30 - 10:30 AM: Simulation Lab 2: AID Failure– Viral Shah, MD, and H. Kaan Akturk, MD
10:30 - 10:45 AM: Break
10:45 - 11:30 AM: Simulation Lab 3: DKA and Rising Ketones– Viral Shah, MD, and H. Kaan Akturk, MD
11:30 - 12:15 AM: Simulation Lab 4: Severe Hypoglycemia– Sara Wettergreen, PharmD
12:15- 1:15 PM: Lunch
Program is subject to change based on logistics and presenter availability.
Lunch will be takeaway boxes, and participants can take their lunch to the airport. Everyone will Uber to the airport in small groups.
SPEAKERS
(List as in appearance in conference)
Halis Kaan Akturk, MD: Diabetes Dialog Program Director Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes University of Colorado
Satish Garg, MD: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Editor-in-Chief Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics
Christie Beatson, RD : Registered Dietician, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
David Ahn, MD: Chief of Diabetes Services, Hoag Medical Group
Gregory Forlenza, MD: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Kimber Simmons, MD: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Cecilia Low Wang, MD: Professor of Medicine- Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado
Sarit Polsky, MD: Associate Professor, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Julie Slade, RN: Registered Nurse, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Erin Cobry, MD: Associate Professor, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Cari Berget, RN, MPH: Research Instructor, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado
Sean Oser, MD:Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Viral Shah, MD: Professor of Medicine, Indiana University
Sara Wettergreen, PharmD: Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado