Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Osteoporosis as serious, but less understood in men than women
• As widespread flu activity continues, diabetes compounds dangerous risks
• DACA: Losing one ‘dreamer’ in medical school ‘can have a huge impact’ on patient care
• Glowing tumor dye may distinguish tumors from healthy tissue among patients with head, neck cancers
• Steroid use among recreational athletes as dangerous as doping among professionals
• A conversation with Daniel Einhorn, MD, FACP, FACE
• Culturally relevant tools needed to improve diabetes care in immigrant communities Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES
• ADHD risk increases with parental type 1 diabetes diagnosis
• Bariatric surgery yields greater metabolic benefits than intensive medical therapy
• Beyond 25-(OH)D, vitamin D metabolite ratio may better predict hip fracture risk
• Cardiac risks lower with glyburide vs. other sulfonylureas
• CDC: ‘Complex’ relationship between childhood obesity and parental income, education level
• Coffee drinking tied to metabolic syndrome risk in type 1 diabetes
• Combined treatment with mycophenolate improves response in Graves' orbitopathy
• Nearly 25% of patients maintain diabetes control 5 years after obesity surgery
• Daily food tracking less frequent on weekends, over time
• Depression unrelated to subclinical hypothyroidism
• Diabetes in takotsubo syndrome increases mortality rates
• DXA imaging may inform atherosclerotic vascular disease risk in older women
• Early radioactive iodine initiation may improve treatment response after thyroidectomy
• Eating slowly may encourage weight loss in type 2 diabetes with obesity
• Elevated diabetes distress linked to higher HbA1c in adolescent diabetes
• Elevated fasting irisin levels observed in adolescents with PCOS
• Exercise can benefit metabolic health in obesity
• Fasting insulin, insulin resistance may predict weight gain over 10 years
• Free androgen index ‘misleading’ indicator of hyperandrogenism in women with low SHBG
• GH does not benefit BMD in Prader-Willi syndrome after adult height attainment
• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis associated with favorable outcomes in papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Hyperandrogenism may alter gut microbiome in PCOS
• Ibuprofen use may limit fertility in men
• Insulin demand higher in children with type 1 diabetes plus asthma
• Insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction common in Bardet-Biedl syndrome
• Iodine supplementation lowers Graves’ disease recurrence rates
• Lobectomy safe, reliable for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Mental health concerns often accompany pediatric chronic conditions
• Most diabetes apps fail to meet all AADE self-care criteria
• Nearly 25% of patients maintain diabetes control 5 years after obesity surgery
• Obesity may involve ‘social contagion’ component
• Once-daily hydrocortisone therapy improves metabolic profile in adrenal insufficiency
• Ovarian marker abnormalities common in type 1 diabetes
• PCOS-like characteristics do not raise diabetes risk in women with overweight
• Peak bone mass, not rate of bone loss, predicts incident fragility fracture in postmenopausal women
• Poor glucose control increases risk for cognitive decline
• Real-time CGM reimbursement improves glycemic control in type 1 diabetes
• SUSTAIN 7: Semaglutide superior to dulaglutide for lowering HbA1c
• Teriparatide therapy beneficial in pregnancy- and lactation-induced osteoporosis
• Transgender, gender nonconforming teens have diminished perceptions of health
• Type 2 diabetes confers greater risk for subsequent CV-related hospitalization
• Poor sleep quality associated with higher BMI in children
• Rise in Canadian obesity rate may increase country’s cancer burden
• Should we be using a treat-to-target paradigm in addressing skeletal fragility?