Pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis in diabetes raises risk for hyperglycemia crisis, hypoglycemia
Chronic pancreatitis in the setting of diabetes further increases risks for serious complications, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state and hypoglycemia, according to findings from a Taiwanese database analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Childhood acute pancreatitis may increase risk for diabetes in young adulthood
Children who experienced a single episode of acute pancreatitis may have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes before age 40 years, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
VIDEO: Research highlights from ATA
CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Endocrine Today Editorial Board Member Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, FACE, ECNU, professor of medicine and director of thyroid health in the section of endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition at Boston Medical Center, discusses four important studies presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting.
Organizations highlight developments in honor of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Awareness Day
Friday marks the second annual Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising global observance of the challenges associated with the rare genetic disease and the critical need for treatment.
Endoscopic intervention improves symptoms in pediatric pancreas divisum
Obesity, high triglycerides tied to acute pancreatitis risk
Danish individuals with class II or III obesity are nearly three times more likely to develop acute pancreatitis during 8 years of follow-up compared with adults with normal weight, with the association mediated by hypertriglyceridemia, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.