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Elevated GLP-1 Levels After Roux-en-Y May Affect Responsiveness to Food Cues

A study recently published in Diabetes Care investigated the effects of is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) on central nervous system (CNS) activation in response to food cues, measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Researchers led by Richard G. Ijzerman of VU Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, point out that it has been...

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Highs & Lows: Reevaluating Hypoglycemia in Elderly Diabetes Patients

Hypoglycemia, a misunderstood diabetes complication, not only confounds the public and patients, but many healthcare providers as well. Elderly diabetes patients with hypoglycemia are especially vulnerable to this dilemma. Mary M. Julius, RDN, CDE, clinical coordinator of Diabetes Self Management Education and Support and a research dietician and nutritionist at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs...

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Case of the Month: Endocrine Board Review Online

This issue highlights Endocrine Board Review Online. Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam with access to live course session recordings and case questions. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette A 45-year-old woman with a 20-year history of type 1 diabetes mellitus that has been complicated by nephropathy and retinopathy is...

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Q&A: First Nations – Diabetes in Canada’s Indigenous Populations

Endocrine News talked to Dean Eurich, PhD, MSc, BSP, who led researchers in a study that looked at First Nations communities and type 2 diabetes in Canada. He discusses the issues in treating this indigenous population, working with the Canadian government, and creating the Reorganizing the Approach to Diabetes through the Application of Registries (RADAR)...

Group Therapy: Treating Diabetes and Urologic Complications

Patients with diabetes often present with urologic issues as well, which emphasizes the need for a team approach to treatment. Endocrine News spoke with urologists and an endocrinologist who all stressed the importance of working together to increase a patient’s health as well as quality of life. Diabetes rates continue to climb as the endocrinology...

New Study Finds Diabetes under Control without Insulin Seven Years after Bariatric Surgery

Seven years after bariatric surgery, 44 percent of patients with severe obesity had their diabetes under control and were able to stop taking insulin, and 15 percent achieved diabetes remission, according to researchers from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio who presented their findings today at ObesityWeek 2017, the largest international event focused on the basic...

Elderly Onset Type 2 Diabetes Pathologically Distinct, Researchers Find

Researchers have found that elderly onset type 2 diabetes (eT2DM) is distinct from middle-age-onset type 2 diabetes (mT2DM), according to a study published recently in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The investigators, led by Hiroki Mizukami, MD, PhD, of the Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, in Hirosaki, Japan, point out that as...

VIDEO: Exposure to High-Fat Diet In Utero Reprograms Liver, Leads to Metabolic Disease

In utero exposure to a high-fat diet reprograms the liver, leads to long-term gene dysregulation, and ultimately to metabolic disease, according to the results of an animal study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Maureen J. Charron, PhD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y., point out that it’s already known...

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