Endocrinology

Kimberly Simmons, MD, MPH/MSPH, reviews ADA guidelines recommendations for the management of type 1 diabetes.

Drs Diana Isaacs and Natalie Bellini highlight the need for improved screening, greater awareness of clinical trial opportunities, and clinician education to improve early diagnosis and outcomes for people with T1D.

Sumita Singh, a T1D advocate, discusses with Diana Isaacs and Natalie Bellini how teplizumab and other advances are providing hope to the T1D community and talks about the challenges and needs of a diverse T1D patient population.

Sumita Singh, a T1D advocate, discusses her family’s decision to enroll their daughter Bella in a clinical trial for T1D and shares their experience.

Sumita Singh shares about her daughter Bella’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and how their family navigated the logistical and emotional challenges of receiving a T1D diagnosis.

An analysis of more than a dozen cohort studies containing data from more than 30,000 offspring provides clinicians with the most detailed overview yet of differences in cardiometabolic health outcomes in those conceived naturally compared to those conceived with use of assisted reproductive technologies.

Our latest endocrine case report from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a patient in their mid-60’s presenting to the hospital with approximately 2 days of gradually worsening right elbow pain. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Dr Kimberly Simmons and Dr Teresa Quattrin examine the diagnostic process and importance of screening for type 1 diabetes.

Robert Busch, MD, and Robin S. Goland, MD, review the prevalence and pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes.

Drs Diana Isaacs and Natalie Bellini discuss the everyday challenges of managing type 1 diabetes and underscore the need for new treatments to improve the quality of life for people living with type 1 diabetes

Expert healthcare practitioners discuss the potential of CGM and other technology to identify signs of type 1 diabetes.

Dr Emily Sims reviews the study design of the clinical trials with teplizumab and shares key findings from the completed phase 2 trial.

Dr Emily Sims provides an overview of the stages of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and explains how teplizumab slows the immune-mediated destruction of beta cells.

A systematic review of nearly 100 published studies provides an overview of sex-based disparities in the care of pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.

Research from investigators in Ontario, Canada suggests the plateau in rates of cardiovascular disease and hospitalizations among people with type 2 diabetes seen in the last decade is masking a growing income-based disparity.

The January 2023 endocrinology month in review features coverage of the FDA’s approval of bexagliflozin, news surrounding semaglutide, and the introduction of an expert-led, diabetes-focused podcast to HCPLive Endocrinology.

The risk of diabetes was reduced by approximately 50% in both the vigorous and moderate aerobic exercise groups compared with the nonexercise group.

A sugary drinks tax in England may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in older girls, but had no significant association with obesity levels in year six boys or younger children.

A ED screening program identified a substantial number of patients with undiagnosed prediabetes and T2D or undermanaged disease, particularly racial and ethnic minorities.

With up to 40 years of follow-up, a retrospective study of matched pairs is providing an overview of the long-term risks and benefits of bariatric surgery in people with overweight or obesity.

A prospective, dual-center study of people with high-risk type 1 diabetes using multiple daily injections aged 13-25 years demonstrates the utility of this technology in this patient population.

Announced on January 23, the US FDA's approval of bexagliflozin (Brenzavvy) was awarded to TheracosBio and indicates the SGLT2 inhibitor for use as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

The uptake of modern glucose-monitoring technologies for people with T1D and T2D may be dependent on out-of-pocket costs, suggesting the need to reconsider cost-benefit profiles of these devices.

A higher exposure to both foods and water-originated and additives-originated nitrites was associated with higher T2D risk, showing no potential benefits of their use.

Comparing MTO scanning against adrenal vein sampling, investigators in the UK found the noninvasive diagnostic option could improve the identification of primary aldosteronism and candidates for adrenalectomy.

The 2022 updated guidelines includes 13 recommendations and 52 practice points for clinicians caring for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

An analysis of a commercial claims database offers insight into the increase in vision-threatening eye disease among people with diabetes aged younger than 65 years from 2009-2018, with results also detailing trends in anti-VEGF therapy during the same period.

A study examining associations between coffee metabolites and risk of NAFLD severity suggests people with type 2 diabetes had a lower risk of fibrosis and more severe NAFLD based on increased coffee consumption.

Announced by Novo Nordisk on January 12, the label update from the FDA removes a previous indication stating oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) should not be used as an initial therapy, which clears the way for the agent to be used as a first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes.

Using data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, a new analysis suggests rates of type 1 diabetes in youth may increase by 65% between now and 2060, while rates of type 2 diabetes could increase more than 600% during that same period if left unchecked.