Endocrinology News

Adolescents with severe obesity were 27% more likely than adults with obesity to experience type 2 diabetes remission 5 years after undergoing Roux en Y gastric bypass, as well as 51% more likely to experience hypertension remission vs. adults, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

One of the most sacred traditions of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims, which begins May 6 and ends June 4, is fasting from food and drink during the approximately 12 to 16 hours between suhoor (right before dawn) to iftar (immediately following sunset). For patients with diabetes, this can put observing their faith in conflict with their health considerations.

Adding a regimen of 1.8 mg per day of liraglutide to metformin therapy can better reduce HbA1c levels in children with type 2 diabetes compared with metformin alone, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting.

A “substantial gap” existed in primary care physicians’ adherence to several American Diabetes Association guidelines for monitoring diabetes, according to findings recently published in Family Medicine and Community Health.

The number of new cases of type 1 diabetes among young Australian children declined after oral rotavirus vaccination was added to the routine immunization schedule for children aged 6 weeks and older, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Prenatal exposure to chemicals found in toothpaste, fragrances and makeup may cause girls to enter puberty at an earlier age, according to a study published in Human Reproduction.

Obesity causes asthma in up to 27% of children who are obese, according to research published in Pediatrics.

Information describing the use of pharmacotherapies in the pediatric population is always welcomed. Data obtained from a 10-year period (2003-2014; n = 23,152) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES, were recently published, describing prescription medication use among participants aged 19 years or younger. NHANES is a program of the National Center for Health Statistics and the CDC. Qato and colleagues reported that during the most recent sample period (2013-2014), 19.8% of children used at least one prescription medication. Additionally, more than 8% of concurrent users of prescription medications were at risk for potentially significant drug-drug interactions. Most of these potential drug-drug interactions resulted from psychotropic agents and risk for QT prolongation.

Children with poor aerobic fitness in relationship to their total body mass had significantly higher risk for developing risk factors tied to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease than their counterparts who had better aerobic fitness, according to findings recently published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Obesity may affect children’s ability to carry out daily tasks and cope at school, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.