Endocrinology
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Further warning on SGLT2 inhibitor use and DKA risk in COVID-19
Five new cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis seen in T2D patients with acute COVID-19 illness.
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Childhood growth hormones raise risk for adult cardiovascular events
Longer duration of use and higher cumulative dose of hormones added to cardiovascular risk.
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Teenage bone density declines following sleeve gastrectomy
These patients may never reach peak bone mass.
Feature
Endocrine-disrupting plastics pose growing health threat
Creation of more plastic products will likely lead to increased exposure to EDCs and make health problems worse, according to a report by the...
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Prioritize COVID-19 vaccination in both types of diabetes, say docs
The study is the first to prospectively evaluate COVID-19 severity factors and death in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes separately.
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Diabetic retinopathy may predict greater risk of COVID-19 severity
“Our study reports the first description of diabetic retinopathy as a potential risk factor for poor COVID-19 outcomes,” said the authors of a new...
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Blood glucose on admission predicts COVID-19 severity in all
Those with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than were those with normal readings.
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New eGFR equation ‘less biased’ by age, kidney function; some disagree
The European Kidney Function Consortium equation surpasses existing equations by "resulting in generally lower bias across the spectrum of age and...
Conference Coverage
‘Disordered eating’ drops after teens undergo bariatric surgery
The findings are “novel because of the age of the patients,” according to one of the investigators.
Opinion
Medication adherence challenges and helpers
Thankfully, there are tools designed to help remind patients of what they need to take and when.
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COVID-19 antibody response not reduced with diabetes
Findings provide “cautious optimism” that a COVID-19 vaccine would be expected to work as well in people with diabetes as those without.