Since the initial COVID-19 outbreak in China, much attention has focused on people with diabetes because of poor prognosis in those with the infection. Initial reports were mainly on people with type 2 diabetes, although recent surveys have shown that individuals with type 1 diabetes are also at risk of severe COVID-19. The reason for worse prognosis in people with diabetes is likely to be…
Treatment-related BMD changes are strongly associated with fracture reductions across randomised trials of osteoporosis therapies with differing mechanisms of action. These analyses support BMD as…
Insulin products should be refrigerated at 2–8°C before first use and can be stored at ambient temperatures (ie, 25–30°C) after opening for 4–6 weeks, as…
Long-term survivors of cancer (ie, the patient who is considered cured or for whom the disease is under long-term control and unlikely to recur) are…
The study by Victoria Miller and colleagues1 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology adds to and extends the growing body of evidence of the importance…
Diets with a high glycaemic index and a high glycaemic load were associated with a higher risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a multinational…
Diabetes is a common chronic disease that affects up to 10% of adults worldwide.1 People with diabetes are at high risk for a wide variety…
Over the coming decades, Africa is predicted to have the greatest increase in the number of older people worldwide. Older people in this region spend…
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a monthly journal focussed on diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism
Adult-onset type 1 diabetes seems to have weaker familial aggregation and lower heritability than childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. This finding suggests a larger contribution of…
Hyperthyroidism is a common condition with a global prevalence of 0·2–1·3%. When clinical suspicion of hyperthyroidism arises, it should be confirmed by biochemical tests (eg,…
