Endocrinology

An analysis of more than 25k patients using levothyroxine demonstrates the impact of appointment delays on TSH levels among these patients.

Analysis of data from the SOS study indicates bariatric surgery was associated with a 37% reduction in incident cancer among individuals with obesity and diabetes versus conventional obesity treatments, with those achieving diabetes remission experiencing a 60% reduction in risk.

Fish oil intervention and DASH diet show no statistically significant effect on glycemic control and adiposity.

A 31-person task force has composed and released new multispecialty recommendations for management and diagnosis of diabetes and cardiometabolic disease.

Dr. Zeitler highlights the long-term microvascular risk complications observed in T2D patients in the TODAY2 observational study.

Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with triple therapy had less hepatic steatosis and fibrosis and significantly improved insulin sensitivity versus conventional therapy.

Data show the age-adjusted prevalence of hyperinsulinemia in adults without diabetes increased by 18% in the study population between 1999 - 2000 and 2017 - 2018.

Data from a secondary analysis of the PREDICT 1 trial provides insight into the effects of sleep habits on postprandial glucose control among a cohort of healthy individuals.

A NDM cohort in Israel found those with TNDM were taller and heavier compared to PNDM, while chronic diabetes complications developed in patients with long-standing NDM.

The ergonomic device for the treatment of diabetes is the only insulin patch pump for closed loop integration able to be used with standard, pre-filled pump cartridges.

VX-880 stem cell-derived therapy demonstrated restoration of insulin production and was generally well-tolerated in T1D treatment.

Patients considered adherent to caFFR had a significantly lower risk of MACE, compared to non-adherent patients (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.33).

In models adjusting for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, children with a parent with type 2 diabetes reported higher symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Data show hemoglobin level of SGLT2 inhibitor users were higher at an eGFR above >15 mL/min/1.73m2 compared to non-users.

Undergoing bariatric surgery was associated with reductions in risk of adverse liver outcomes and MACE versus nonsurgical management among patients with obesity and biopsy-proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the SPLENDOR study.

From 1976 to 2018, data show the prevalence of obesity in the United States increased from 6.2% to 32.7%.

Adults aged 18–29 years (87%) with diabetes were more likely to report missed medical care during COVID-19, compared to those aged 30–59 years (63%) or ≥60 years (26%).

Investigators noted that several types of AID systems improved Time-in-Range and HbA1c with minimal concerns around severe hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes care.

The least selected attributes were food and medication restrictions and A1c lowering followed by risk of diabetic ketoacidosis, risk of genital infection, and the avoidance of severe hypoglycemia.

A significant decrease of -55.3 insulin fills per week during the pandemic was observed, in comparison to before the pandemic.

An analysis of data from more than 160k adults with type 2 diabetes in Scotland provides insight into the incidence of diabetes remission and factors associated with increased likelihood of achieving remission.

Sulfonylurea and/or insulin deintensification occurred in fewer than 50% of older adults with diabetes within 100 days of a hypoglycemia-associated ED visit.

An imaging study of girls with idiopathic CPP and matched controls suggests idiopathic CPP was associated with increased gray matter and white matter volumes in the cerebral area.

Using data from more than 50 women, investigators determined exposure to GnRHa treatment was not associated with an increased risk of developing PCOS in women with CPP treated with GnRHa.

Results of a recent study provide insight into the prevalence of rare sequence variants among the MKRN3, DLK1, KISS1, and KISS1R genes in children with CPP.