COVID-19 May Trigger Hyperglycemia and Worsen Disease by Harming Fat Cells
COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study in Cell Metabolism. Researchers led by James C. Lo, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine in the Weill Center for Metabolic Health and the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine and a cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, found that hyperglycemia is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and...
During insulin’s first century, treatments and resources for people with diabetes have steadily progressed. So, too, have relationships between the patient and the provider. A recent Endocrine Society-hosted roundtable highlighted this vital connection and how it has evolved through the decades. Leonard Thompson was 14 years old in 1922, and he was dying of type...
As obesity and diabetes rates continue to climb, so too do rates of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A CEU 2021 session will teach attendees how to identify NAFLD as well as the best treatment protocols. As it stands, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on track to overtake viral hepatitis as the leading cause...
