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October 18, 2023
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Top in endocrinology: PCOS risk in kids tied to obesity; emotional distress in diabetes

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Study data suggest that children and adolescents with a high polygenic risk score for polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have a higher BMI and are more likely to develop obesity.

It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

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Researchers found that children and teens with a genetic risk for polycystic ovary syndrome faced higher odds of developing obesity. Image: Adobe Stock

Another top story was about how most adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes reported emotional distress, including feeling depressed or anxious, but do not discuss it with their diabetes care team.

Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:

Children with higher genetic risk for PCOS more likely to develop obesity

Children and adolescents with a high polygenic risk score for polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have a higher BMI and are more likely to develop obesity, according to study data. Read more.

Most adults with diabetes report emotional distress, but do not discuss it with care team

The majority of adults with diabetes say their diabetes team has never discussed the topic of mental health with them, even though most self-reported feelings of emotional distress, according to survey data published in Diabetic Medicine. Read more.

Hybrid closed-loop therapy increases time in range for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery can increase time in range for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes with no safety concerns, according to trial findings presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. Read more.

Baseline glucose, increasing BMI predict progression to type 2 diabetes for children

Higher initial glucose levels and increasing BMI over time could serve as predictors of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes for children and adolescents, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Read more.

Tubeless hybrid closed-loop system boosts time in range for youths with type 1 diabetes

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes had an increase in time in range and reduction in HbA1c after starting a tubeless hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system, according to study data. Read more.