Endocrine Abstracts

In recent years there has been an increase in the incidence and prevalence of overweight and obesity around the world. Overweight and obesity are more common among people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) than originally anticipated1 . The SEARCH study found 21% of T1D patients are overweight2 and 12.6%3 are obese. The T1D Exchange Study found an obesity rate of 13.1% in adolescents4 . The DCCT-EDIC Study found that the obesity preva...

Several studies have shown that men with obesity, insulin resistance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) have significantly lower testosterone (T) levels and a higher prevalence of hypogonadism than men with normal metabolic status. It is estimated that between 30 and 40% of men with T2DM have low levels of T, assessed as total T, free T, or bioavailable T. But, as part of the integrative metabolic system, testosterone has insulin-sensitizing hormone properties th...

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