Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetes mobile phone applications (hereafter referred to as diabetes apps) are a promising tool for self-management. Due to the ubiquitous, low cost, interactive and dynamic health promotion, and there is potential for a cost-effective intervention in diabetes self-care. However, there is uncertainty of the clinical effectiveness.Objectives: To investigate the effect of mobile phone applications on glycemic control in the self -management of...

Background: Oral semaglutide GLP1 receptor agonist is coformulated for better absorption compared to prior injectable semaglutide. Phase 2 open label, dose escalation randomized clinical trials of semaglutide and liraglutide investigating the dose-response relationship between the two. DPP-4 inhibitor produces a smaller glycemic reduction and minimal weight reduction through effect of endogenous GLP-1 receptor activity, while GLP-1RAs yield greater efficacy related to the phar...

Background: Adequate sleep is important for good health, but it is not always easy to achieve because of social factors. Daytime napping is widely prevalent around the world. We recently published a meta-analysis, in which a J-shaped relationship was identified between naptime and cardiovascular diseases.Objective: In this research, we also performed a meta-analysis to investigate the association between daytime sleepiness or napping and the risk of meta...