Top in endocrinology: Thyroid cancer risk; time-restricted eating
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A recent study found that patients with type 2 diabetes who used a GLP-1 receptor agonist for more than 1 year had an increased risk for thyroid cancer compared with non-users.
Researchers reported that 12% of adults with type 2 diabetes who developed thyroid cancer had used GLP-1 receptor agonists compared with 9.6% of matched controls without thyroid cancer. In both groups, more than 80% of participants used liraglutide (Victoza, Novo Nordisk). It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
Another top story was about data that suggest time-restricted eating does not result in significant weight loss among patients with obesity. Max Petersen, MD, PhD, reported that, on average, time-restricted eating alone was associated with a less than 5% weight reduction among adults with obesity — “not enough to generate significant improvements in cardiometabolic health.”
Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:
GLP-1 receptor agonist use for more than 1 year may increase thyroid cancer risk
Adults with type 2 diabetes who use a GLP-1 receptor agonist for more than 1 year may have an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to findings published in Diabetes Care. Read more.
Time-restricted eating does not confer ‘clinically significant’ weight loss in obesity
Time-restricted eating interventions, especially those with an eating window of 8 hours or longer, are not associated with weight loss of 5% or greater for most adults with obesity, according to a speaker at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Read more.
Next-generation Dexcom G7 CGM receives FDA clearance for use in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
The FDA has granted clearance to a next-generation continuous glucose monitoring system for people with all types of diabetes aged 2 years and older, according to a press release. Read more.
Global increase in type 2 diabetes rates for adolescents, young adults in past 3 decades
Type 2 diabetes rates and associated number of years lost due to poor health, disability or early death increased substantially among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2019, particularly in low- and low-middle income countries. Read more.
More weight lost with automated internet program vs usual primary care
Primary care provider referral to an automated weight-loss program resulted in significantly increased weight loss at 6 and 12 months vs. usual care, according to study findings published in Obesity. Read more.