Endocrine Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Endocrine Today.

Table of Contents

• Prediabetes intervention, education key to diabetes prevention
• Resolve ADHD to improve diabetes self-management Eliot LeBow, LCSW, CDE
• New consensus document tackles nonstatin therapies for LDL reduction
• Researcher in diabetes, cancer receives Wolf Prize in Medicine
• Barking up the wrong tree: More on drug pricing Richard O. Dolinar, MD
• Changes made to labeling of metformin-containing medications
• FDA: Dexcom recalls CGM systems due to alarm failure
• Incidental finding leads to parathyroid adenoma discovery Poorani Goundan, MBBS; Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Adipose tissue insulin resistance linked to reduced free fatty acid suppression
• Altered androgen metabolism present in early childhood in daughters of mothers with PCOS
• Anti-Müllerian hormone levels decreased in PCOS with oral contraceptive treatment
• Aromatase inhibition decreases insulin resistance in healthy men
• Autoimmune thyroid disease rates not linked to diabetes duration, age
• Avoiding prolonged sitting reduces cardiometabolic risk markers
• Beta-cell mass fails to increase in response to insulin resistance among Japanese
• Body shape index associated with arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes
• Brain functional connectivity may be increased in acute hypothyroid state
• Childhood obesity risk increases with antibiotic use under age 2 years
• Children cured of Cushing syndrome still need mental health screening
• Combination metformin, Invokana reduces HbA1c, body weight
• Continuous use of closed-loop system increases time in range, decreases hypoglycemia
• Coronary artery disease linked to decreased beta-cell function
• CPAP fails to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes, sleep apnea
• Culturally tailored type 2 diabetes programs may benefit Hispanic patients
• Despite higher education, women with obesity have risk for depression
• DHEA, testosterone fail to affect insulin suppression of lipolysis
• Dual thyroid ectopia prevalence higher than previously reported
• Dyslipidemia prevalence rising, awareness low among Chinese adults
• GH treatment outcomes may be impaired by vitamin D status
• Higher FGF-23 levels found in residents of highly industrialized nations
• Immunoglobulin levels associated with type 2 diabetes prevalence
• Increased oxidative stress accompanies Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• Insulin enhances arterial endothelial function in healthy adults
• Intensive glucose control can offset poor lipid profile to slow diabetic retinopathy progression
• Invokana increases rates of ketone-related adverse events in type 1 diabetes
• Iodinated contrast media exposure increases hypothyroidism risk in children
• Liraglutide reduces sleep apnea severity in adults with obesity
• Long-term weight-loss diet interventions may increase circulating adiponectin
• Long-term weight-loss intervention may reduce adverse effects of diabetes on brain structure
• Maternal caffeine intake may lead to higher weight gain, BMI in offspring
• Medicare competitive bidding system led to increased mortality, hospitalization for diabetes
• Mediterranean diet slightly reduces hip fracture risk in postmenopausal women
• Multidisciplinary care teams needed to improve diabetes outcomes
• Multiple risk factors, BMD associated with hip fracture in older men
• New guideline recommends 10-year follow-up for pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma
• Nonstimulated thyroglobulin measurement sufficient in follow-up of papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Nursing home, hospice exposure predicts all-cause, hypoglycemia-related hospital readmission
• Parental pubertal timing influences pubertal onset in girls, boys
• Precocious puberty more prevalent in girls than boys
• Prepregnancy lipid profile may identify women at risk for gestational diabetes
• Prepregnancy TSH levels not linked to fecundity, pregnancy loss
• Radioactive iodine timing does not affect overall survival in papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Reduced life expectancy, disability-free years for adults with diabetes
• Remission rate varies by hormone type in pituitary adenoma reoperation
• Screening panel contributes to diagnosis of metabolic bone disorders
• Severe fatigue, decreased physical activity in patients with Addison’s disease
• Sleep deprivation may not worsen hypoglycemia-induced cognitive impairment
• Type 1 diabetes increases risk for nonsex-specific cancers
• Vitamin D deficiency rates not increased among patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• Walking, cycling to work decreases BMI, body fat percentage
• Weight regain, muscle loss follow resistance training, calorie restriction
• Worldwide diabetes population reaches 422 million
• Abaloparatide may prevent fractures in postmenopausal women
• ACCELERATE: Evacetrapib does not reduce major CV events
• Aromatase inhibitor, GH combination increases growth in boys with idiopathic short stature
• CT accurate for diagnosis of primary aldosteronism subtype in younger patients
• EHR data: 1% of eligible patients use weight loss drugs
• Fasting glucose may be insufficient measure in pediatric pseudohypoparathyroidism 1a
• Genetic mutations, beyond cholesterol levels, are important for predicting CVD
• Low thyroid function linked to type 2 diabetes
• Pituitary hormone deficiencies found in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury
• STAMPEDE: Glycemic benefits of bariatric surgery sustained up to 5 years
• Ultraviolet filters mimic progesterone, interfere with sperm function