Every time I look in the endocrinology journals and magazines, the last 4 or 5 pages are always chock full of employment opportunities for endocrinologists all over the country. Many of these ads are the same month after month, giving the indication of just how hard it is to find …

A patient who has had type 1 diabetes became pregnant after nearly 20 years of having type 1 diabetes. She reported her OB-GYN referred her to a specialty clinic for high-risk pregnancy, including diabetes in pregnancy. They worked in tandem to ensure her care was carefully managed throughout the stages of her pregnancy.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the general concept of insulin pump therapy and CGM patterns.

Glucose transport: Activation of the insulin signal transduction system in insulin target tissues stimulates glucose transport via a mechanism that involves translocation of a large intracellular pool of glucose transporters (associated with low-density microsomes) to the plasma membrane and their subsequent activation after insertion into the cell membrane.

fT3 and fT3-to-fT4 ratio correlated positively with gestational diabetes at the first and second trimester

Exercising, eating less were top weight loss methods; more women than men attempted weight loss

Measurement of plasma copeptin better than water-deprivation test in patients with hypotonic polyuria.

Have you ever noticed that those of us born in the 50’s and 60’s tend to reminisce about how when we were kids, we had to walk or ride our bikes everywhere, and our parents always would make us play outside after school until dinner was served? We tend to …

Reducing HbA1c may be new goal of therapy to prevent coronary artery disease and other subtypes.

Vitamin D shows potential to lower HbA1c, FPG, insulin resistance, and 2-hour post-prandial glucose levels.