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 – 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 - Emma Maldonado, RN, Julie Slade, RN, 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: AID Optimization Boot Camp- Tandem Control IQ/ Mobi – David Ahn, MD

2:15 - 3:15 PM: MDI Mastery Lab- MDI, inhalable insulin, smart pens – Christie Beatson, RD, Krystal Bosebark, RD, H. Kaan Akturk, MD

3:15 - 3:30 PM: Break

3:30- 4:30 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- Medtronic 780G – Christie Beatson, RD


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 – Kelly Ciesco, RN

 12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch


Session 4*

1:30 - 2:30 PM: AID Optimization Boot Camp- OP5 – Grazia Aleppo, 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– H. Kaan Akturk


Dinner Program

5:00 - 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: Transportation to BDC

8:30 - 9:30 AM: Challenging Cases in Diabetes– H. Kaan Akturk, MD, Grazia Aleppo, MD

9:30 - 10:30 AM: Simulation Lab 2: AID Failure– H. Kaan Akturk, MD, Grazia Aleppo, MD

10:30 - 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 - 11:30 AM: Simulation Lab 3: DKA and Rising Ketones– H. Kaan Akturk, MD, Grazia Aleppo, 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

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

Grazia Aleppo, MD: Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Cari Berget, RN, MPH: Research Instructor, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado

Sara Wettergreen, PharmD: Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado