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Top stories in endocrinology: Diabetes management should involve medical nutrition therapy, tips for choosing useful diabetes apps
Among the top stories in endocrinology last week were a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Associations that said all adults with diabetes or prediabetes should be referred to individualized, diabetes-focused medical nutrition therapy and recommendations from diabetes educators as to what smartphone apps are most useful in diabetes management.
Other highlights were three stories from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress, including a presentation focusing on the alteration of thyroid function by medications, supplements and endocrine-disrupting chemicals; new discoveries that offer a possible cure for Cushing’s disease and a speaker who noted vitamins and minerals other than calcium and vitamin D may do more harm than good for bone health and fracture prevention.
American Diabetes Association: Medical nutrition therapy ‘fundamental’ in diabetes management
All adults with diabetes or prediabetes should be referred to individualized, diabetes-focused medical nutrition therapy at diagnosis and as needed throughout the lifespan as part of an overall care plan with the goal of improving disease outcomes, according to a new consensus statement released by the American Diabetes Association. Read more.
Diabetes educators provide tips for choosing useful health care apps
A plethora of smartphone apps offer people living with diabetes assistance in many aspects of disease management, from self-monitoring to communication to dosing and insulin titration. Read more.
Supplements, cancer therapies, endocrine-disrupting chemicals can alter thyroid function
LOS ANGELES — Medications, supplements, excessive iodine intake and other exogenous substances including endocrine-disrupting chemicals can influence multiple thyroid effects that clinicians should recognize, including thyroid dysfunction and altered thyroxine absorption, according to a speaker at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress. Read more.
New discoveries offer possible Cushing’s disease cure
LOS ANGELES — More than a century has passed since the neurosurgeon and pathologist Harvey Cushing first discovered the disease that would eventually bear his name, but only recently have several key discoveries offered patients with the condition real hope for a cure, a speaker said. Read more.
Beyond calcium, vitamin D, supplements may do more harm than good for bones
LOS ANGELES — When it comes to optimal bone health and fracture prevention, there is scant evidence for recommending supplementation with vitamins and minerals other than calcium and vitamin D, a speaker said. Read more.