Review the relationship of type 2 diabetes and hypogonadism, and learn appropriate evaluation and treatment methods for patients with the comorbidities of type 2 diabetes and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
Mast cell stabilizing therapy with topical cromolyn can reverse early injection-site lipoatrophy induced by human insulin analogs, and prevent further lesions, according to a report in the March issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Low cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by a treadmill exercise test, and high body mass index (BMI) are independently associated with incident type 2 diabetes in women, according to study findings reported in the March issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Growth hormone may prevent or reverse protein loss without causing diabetes in patients receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy, according to a report in the March issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
Exposure to elevated maternal thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPOaAb) during the third trimester of pregnancy is associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children, according to a retrospective study published in the March 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Reuters Health Information
Findings from 7 randomized controlled trials across a range of doses suggest that pregabalin treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy is effective in reducing pain. Medscape Medical News
Beta-catenin signaling, essential to the maintenance of tumorigenesis in squamous cell carcinomas, represents a new therapeutic target for these skin malignancies, a European research team reports in the April 3 issue of Nature. Reuters Health Information
Pregnant women who are overweight or obese have longer hospital stays for delivery and use more healthcare services than normal-weight women, according to a report in the April 3rd issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more than four times more likely to undergo carpal tunnel decompression surgery than are people without diabetes, according to an Australian study reported in the March issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information