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Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Have Negative Effects on Brain Function

Obesity negatively affects brain function, particularly in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Best of the 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo of the Endocrine Society

Highlights from the 99th Annual Meeting & Expo of the Endocrine Society.

VIDEO: Clinical Trial Results for Abaloparatide

Lorraine Fitzpatrick, MD, discusses updated results from the ACTIVE phase 3 clinical trial.

New Osteoporosis Treatment Options on the Horizon

Nancy E. Lane, MD, professor of medicine, at the University of California at Davis School of Medicine, discusses results from the phase 3 ACTIVE trial.

Marie McDonnell, MD: New Basal Insulins for Type 2 Diabetes

Marie E. McDonnell, MD, of Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, discusses implementing effective behavior change for patients with diabetes.

VIDEO: Diabetes Technology: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Andrew Ahmann, MD, discusses the Endocrine Society’s new updates on diabetes technology.

Providing Optimal Care for Patients With Thyroid Nodules

VIDEO: Radioactive Iodine: To Treat or Not To Treat Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer

Megan Haymart, MD, discusses new ATA guidelines for radioactive iodine treatment in thyroid cancer.

VIDEO: Pearls and Pitfalls of Thyroglobulin Assays

Jonathan LoPresti, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges of taking thyroglobulin measurements at ENDO 2016.

VIDEO: Double Burden of Diabetes and Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries

Rocio Pereira, MD, discusses the association between diabetes and infectious diseases in developing countries.

VIDEO: New Changes in Hyperthyroidism Guideline

Douglas Ross, MD, discusses changes in ATA guidelines regarding the treatment of hyperthyroidism.

Slideshows

The Best Diet for Managing and Preventing Diabetes

Making healthy food choices is key to managing diabetes. Here are the best diets your diabetic patients should consider.

Around the holidays, diet patterns change and larger meals than usual are often consumed.1,3 When there are several food choices, advise patients to keep portion sizes small. “Tell them to just sample each dish, choose their favorites,” said Arévalo, and opt to freeze leftovers for a later date. In addition, having healthier food options on the table like fruits and green vegetables and substituting herbs for added salt can help patients satisfy their appetites and avoid hypertension. Although large meals eaten later in the day may be the main focus, reminding patients to eat breakfast is another strategy to prevent overeating.

How to Help Patients With Diabetes Stay Healthy Around the Holidays

This slideshow lists 5 practical tips to pass along to patients around the holiday season.

Endocrine Alterations in Patients With HIV

Individuals with HIV experience a range of endocrinopathies and metabolic disorders that result directly from the effects of HIV on endocrine function or arise secondary to interactions between endocrine organs and opportunistic infections, neoplasms, or antiretroviral therapy.

In more than 99% of patients, this disorder is caused by excess growth hormone (GH) resulting from an adenoma of the pituitary gland.2 Dermatologic manifestations include coarsening of facial features, macroglossia, macrocheilia, gingival hyperplasia, cutis verticis gyrate, hyperpigmentation (affects 40% of patients), acanthosis nigricans, hyperhidrosis, hypertrichosis, and platonychia. First-line treatment is generally transsphenoidal excision of the adenoma, followed by somatostatin analogs for residual disease and adjuvant therapies such as dopamine agonists. In 50% of patients, medical therapy is linked to complete reversal of most features.3

Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Disorders

Cutaneous changes may be the first sign of endocrine disease in some cases and are associated with significant morbidity and reduced quality of life.

Top Tips for a Happy Holiday: Keys to Diabetes Management

From eating to drinking to being merry, the holiday season poses myriad challenges for people with diabetes.