Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Poor performance of blood glucose monitors prompts call to action
• Awareness of diabetic retinopathy largely lacking in those with the disease
• Diabetes prevalence continues to climb in China
• Estrogen, testosterone play role in development of hypogonadal symptoms
• New ATA recommendations target thyroid study design, standardization
• Researchers: BMI is not enough to measure 'obesity-mortality' paradox
• Score predicted remission of diabetes in gastric-bypass candidates
• Stick to what works! Overcoming challenges with insulin therapy in older patients Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA
• Thyroidologists should seek training in ultrasound to better understand echogenic foci Thomas B. Repas, DO, FACP, FACOI, FNLA, FACE, CDE
• FDA approves first artificial pancreas system with threshold suspension
• Most mobile medical apps avoid strict FDA oversight
• EHRs Increased Detection of Growth Disorders in Children
• Lithium and abnormal thyroid function Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Making the e-connection: New means to recruit for research Edward C. Chao, DO
• ‘Two-state solution’ proposed for renaming PCOS
• Adherence to healthy diets decreased risk for type 2 diabetes
• AHA: Severe obesity affects 5% of US youth
• Antidepressants did not increase risk for bone loss in middle-aged women
• Calcium, vitamin D failed to halt BMD loss in breast cancer
• Desmopressin stimulation test shows promise in treating Cushing's disease
• Diabetes mortality risk similar among racial/ethnic groups
• EHRs reduced ED visits for patients with diabetes
• Familial hypercholesterolemia underdiagnosed, undertreated worldwide
• Gestational diabetes linked to increased risk for sleep apnea
• Gestational hypothyroxinemia associated with autism occurrence
• Glucagon increased satiety in some patients with type 1 diabetes
• HKDC1, BACE2 could predict gestational diabetes before pregnancy
• Increased sleep, decreased TV improved BMI in preschoolers
• Inflammation tied to metabolic health
• Long-term GH therapy could slow course of Prader-Willi syndrome
• Malignant nodules alter thyroid circadian clock
• Metformin may worsen cognitive performance in patients with diabetes
• Model predicted new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation
• One-step genetic sequence identified monogenic obesity, diabetes
• Patients with type 2 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia at risk for CVD, death
• Shape Program effective for obese postmenopausal black women
• Targeted eye care education urged for adults with diabetes
• Teplizumab preserved C-peptide in type 1 diabetes
• Thyroid ultrasound may decrease unnecessary biopsy
• Duodenal-jejunal bypass liner improved glycemic control, weight
• Heart failure hospitalization seen in patients with prior heart failures
• Lixisenatide with basal insulin improved glycemic control
• Men with type 1 diabetes controlled blood glucose better than women
• Muscular electrical stimulation improved insulin sensitivity
• Saxagliptin lowered HbA1c, improved microvascular disease
• Self-rated health quality linked to clinical symptoms of diabetes
• Significant differences exist between ethnic groups with type 1 diabetes
• Six biomarkers linked to prediction of CVD in type 2 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes increased CHD risk in premenopausal women
• UKPDS: Risk for diabetes-related death, all-cause mortality no longer significant
• Canagliflozin: The first SGLT2 inhibitor on the market James R. Taylor, PharmD, CDE