Species of sphingolipids have been associated with prediabetes risk. Dr Samuel Dagogo-Jack (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA) discusses the outcome of a longitudinal study conducted at the University of Tennessee which followed a diverse cohort of patients who initially presented with ‘normal’ glucose metabolism but bifurcated into two subgroups: those with […]

The key trials in the field of diabetes, including the results of the tirzepatide study, presented at the 82nd American Diabetes Association Scientific Session, June 3-7, 2022, are discussed by Dr Samuel Dagogo-Jack (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA). Questions:  What were your highlights from the ADA meeting? (0:37) Disclosures: Samuel Dagogo-Jack […]

The RESTORE-G real-world study investigated the intensification strategies following GLP1-RA therapy failure in type 2 diabetes. Dr Riccardo Candido (Diabetes Center District 4, ASUGI, Trieste, Italy) discusses the design of the study, the key findings and the implications for clinical practice. The abstract entitled ‘Treatment Intensification after Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Therapy in Type 2 […]

touchENDOCRINOLOGY spoke to Leslie Kolb (Chief Science Practice and Learning Officer) and Dana Moreau (Senior Product Manager of Danatech) from the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) to discuss the exciting launch of Danatech. This innovative online resource allows healthcare professionals to research and review the latest devices and mobile apps and offers […]

Recent advances in technology have changed the landscape for managing diabetes treatment. Thanks to innovations such as connected insulin pens, sensor-augmented pump systems, automated insulin delivery, integrated mobile applications and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, people with diabetes now have access to devices that are easier to use and far less invasive than those available […]

Over 37 million people in the USA live with diabetes mellitus, equating to over 11% of the population.1 The large majority of these individuals (around 90–95%) have type 2 diabetes (T2D).1 Approximately 40% of patients T2D develop chronic kidney disease (CKD), with CKD in diabetes being the leading cause of kidney failure and need for kidney-replacement therapy […]

The development of effective therapies for the management of cancer in childhood has led to outstanding improvements in survival over the past decades. With this, a growing population of childhood cancer survivors are subject to long-term sequelae impacting on health. Endocrine disorders, and especially reproductive function in adulthood, have become an important concern.1 There is a […]

Recently, concern has been raised that statin therapy may be associated with new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM), especially given the wide usage of statins in the treatment of dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Statins have been found to affect not only the functioning of the beta cells of the pancreas, but their use also leads to […]