Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Experts dispel myths surrounding early menopause and risks of hormone therapy Regina Schaffer
• Maintaining wellness critical for trainees and clinicians in medical subspecialties Mickey Trockel, MD PhD; Laurence Katznelson, MD
• Increasing calcium intake not always effective for bone health, fracture prevention
• Young man with three children presents with low libido, fatigue, ‘brain fog’ Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA
• Parents, professionals need better awareness of DKA and diabetes symptoms Tom Karlya; Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES
• Middle-aged man diagnosed with giant invasive prolactinoma Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Age of diagnosis, rate of BMI increase associated with mortality rate for hypothalamic obesity in children
• CVD risk may influence medication use in type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes risk higher in younger vs. older adults with similar weight profiles
• Discontinuing postmenopausal HT increases CV death risk
• Early pubarche in girls associated with increased left ventricular mass
• Endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure increases risk for diabetes, obesity, hormonal cancers
• Gene expression classifier identifies benign thyroid nodules
• Gestational diabetes screening rates high among Canadian women
• In CABG patients, flat preoperative diurnal cortisol slope predicts poor outcomes
• Influenza vaccine response similar in older adults with and without type 2 diabetes
• Later bedtime in adolescents, young adults tied to increased BMI
• Lipoprotein profile in PCOS may lead to insight on CV risk
• Melatonin at mealtimes may increase type 2 diabetes risk in people with gene variant
• Melatonin improves body composition, lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women
• Methimazole more effective for Graves’ ophthalmopathy than radioiodine
• Nocturnal hypoglycemia decreases awakening response in adults with type 2 diabetes
• Onglyza risk neutral for fracture in adults with type 2 diabetes
• Parathyroidectomy may reduce left ventricular mass in primary hyperparathyroidism
• PET imaging used in about 20% of differentiated thyroid cancers
• Prandial reduction of insulin, low-glycemic index meal may prevent exercise-induced hypoglycemia
• Pregnancy does not increase risk for women with adrenocortical carcinoma
• Results of repeat thyroid FNA mostly unchanged from initial biopsy
• Shorter sleep duration affects food responsiveness in children
• Sleep-time blood pressure serves as marker for type 2 diabetes
• Smoking linked to higher risk for type 2 diabetes
• Sulfonylurea therapy improves neurologic symptoms in children with neonatal diabetes
• Testosterone injections, not gels, increase CV event risk
• Thyroid radiation dose, other factors may predict carcinoma risk after childhood cancer
• Vitamin K antagonists do not affect bone mineral density, fracture risk
• Weight loss improves glycemic profile in women at higher risk for PCOS
• Acute coronary syndrome risk higher for women with diabetes than men
• Better blood glucose control found with high-protein diets from plant, animal sources
• Bisphosphonate therapy improved fracture risk, mortality outcomes
• Black tea consumption lowers fracture risk in older women
• BMD does not easily predict fracture risk in type 1 diabetes
• Defective beta-cell function, insulin resistance found in newly diagnosed diabetes
• DXA assessment predicts metabolic risk better than BMI in postmenopausal women
• Excessive daytime sleepiness, long naps related to increased risk for type 2 diabetes
• Exemestane negatively affects bone health in postmenopausal women
• FRAX calculations overlook many women at risk for osteoporotic fracture
• Vitamin D dose does not affect insulin resistance in older adults with overweight
• Intensive bisphosphonate therapy not effective for adults with Paget’s disease
• Invokana reduces HbA1c, body weight in adults with type 1 diabetes
• Lower estradiol levels increase nighttime hot flashes, sleep disturbances in menopausal women
• Severity of hot flashes associated with subclinical CVD
• Timing of menopausal HT initiation influences risk for CHD
• Transdermal estrogen, intermittent progesterone safe, effective for menopause symptoms
• Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women improves bone mass in offspring
• Vitamin D supplementation increases muscle strength, reduces falls in postmenopausal women
• Women more willing to use vaginal estrogen in tablet form compared with cream
• Women with diabetes at higher risk for acute MI than men