Endocrinology News

DALLAS — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may reduce complications after total knee arthroplasty in patients with obesity but who are not diabetic, according to presented results.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Bonnie R. Giller, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, registered dietitian nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counselor, about the concept of intuitive eating and how patients with diabetes can embrace this approach to help manage their blood sugar levels.

DALLAS — Results presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed 14 days may be the optimal cutoff time for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists prior to primary hip or knee arthroplasty.

Later age at natural menopause may be a risk factor for asthma, potentially due to prolonged estrogen exposure, data from a longitudinal study show.

SAN ANTONIO — Redevelopment of low-income minority communities may help to reduce obesity disparities in this patient population, according to findings presented at ObesityWeek.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, provides an overview of her postgraduate course presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Low income corresponded with a higher risk for death among individuals with type 2 diabetes, a South Korean-based cohort analysis published in JAMA Network Open suggested.

SAN ANTONIO — Due to structural barriers such as low income and inadequate insurance coverage, Black and Hispanic adults were more likely to ration prescription drugs to save money, researchers reported.

Regardless of sex, high- vs. moderate-intensive exercise may better reduce ghrelin levels, but its effect on hunger perceptions may differ between men and women, according to results published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

SAN ANTONIO — Once-daily oral semaglutide conferred more weight loss vs. placebo plus lifestyle intervention and was similar vs. larger oral GLP-1 receptor agonist doses and weekly injectables for efficacy and safety, a speaker reported.