Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionPrediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevalence in children and teenagers has been rising lately, according to obesity increase in this population. Diabetes is the first cause of kidney failure in this individuals. These clinical entities are associated with hypertension and dyslipidemia, leading to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In this case, as a result of the presence of a diabetic complication, the differential diagnosis of the ...

IntroductionGastrointestinal adverse effects such as nausea and vomiting are widely described for GLP-1 receptor agonists (arGLP-1). We highlight Semaglutide, a drug that needs to start its administration at a reduced dose, to be able to increase the dose later with better tolerance and adherence of the patient. Not doing it this way can lead the patient to have serious adverse effects such as incoercible vomiting or profuse diarrhea that entails serious...