Endocrine Abstracts

Hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes is caused by insufficient insulin being secreted by the islet β-cell. In addition, the progressive nature of diabetes is due to the continuing decline of islet β-cell function with time. Currently we do not know what causes islet β-cell dysfunction in diabetes and we do not have effective drugs that specifically target the defect in insulin secretion. Clinical studies show that existing therapies have variable glucose-lowering e...

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in an adult population in the Faroe Islands. Iodine status in the adult population assumed to be sufficient due to the high frequency of seafood consumption1 although UIC has not been investigated previously in the Faroe Islands. World Health Organization recommends monitoring iodine status in all populations. Iodine nutrition is a key determinant of thyroid disease risk<p class="abstex...