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Read our December Issue, featuring familial hypercholesterolaemia, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, cyclic Cushing’s syndrome, primary aldosteronism, type 1 diabetes, menopause, obesity, iodine deficiency, & much more tinyurl.com/mwfu4c6m

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Severe #glucocorticoid-induced #osteoporosis requires a long-term sequential treatment approach consisting of a bone-anabolic agent followed by an antiresorptive drug www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Although #heterozygous #familial #hypercholesterolaemia was traditionally thought to affect approximately one in 500 individuals in the general population, multiple contemporary epidemiological studies have revealed that this condition is much more common www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Recent advances in research and care of familial hypercholesterolaemia
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is a common, autosomal semi-dominant condition characterised by elevation of LDL cholesterol from birth and early onset of atherosclerotic cardiovascular di...
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Effective approaches to reducing #heartfailure mortality in people with & without #diabetes might be required; this could include appropriate targeting of existing cardioprotective therapies towards those at high risk of heart failure death thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Time trends in mortality from heart failure and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in people with and without diabetes: a multi-national population-based study
Declines in heart failure mortality in both people with and without diabetes were less marked than were declines in CHD and cerebrovascular disease mortality in most jurisdictions. Heart failure morta...
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The long and winding road to precision diabetology thelancet.com/journals/lan... thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Early-onset type 2 diabetes remains under-researched and undertreated.

A recent Series synthesises emerging evidence, highlighting urgent research gaps, and calls for population-level prevention & tailored care.

On #WorldDiabetesDay, explore the Series 👉 spkl.io/63321AjMM9

Although obesity & a sedentary lifestyle are considerable contributors, research over the last 25 years has shown that type 2 #diabetes develops on a predisposing #genetic background, with family & twin studies indicating considerable heritability www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dissection of type 2 diabetes: a genetic perspective
Diabetes is a leading cause of global mortality and disability, and its economic burden is substantial. This Review focuses on type 2 diabetes, which makes up 90–95% of all diabetes cases. Type 2 diab...
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Most #diabetes guidelines focus on improving glycaemia through addition of medications, but few address strategies to reduce medication burden for older adults—a concept known as deprescribing www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #T1D #T2D #olderadults
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Realigning diabetes regimens in older adults: a 4S Pathway to guide simplification and deprescribing strategies
Treating older people with diabetes is challenging due to multiple medical comorbidities that might interfere with patients' ability to perform self-care. Most diabetes guidelines focus on improving g...
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People with diabetes can face many challenges in the workplace.

On #WorldDiabetesDay, an Editorial in @thelancetendo.bsky.social explores how employers and employees can foster supportive, health-promoting workplaces that empower people with diabetes: spkl.io/63322Aj3Xj

Today, World Diabetes Day 2025, is a wake-up call to both employers and employees to create workplaces that empower people with #diabetes to thrive and promote health as a key part of work and life www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Diabetes support at work: an unmet need
According to the latest edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas, 589 million people around the world were living with diabetes in 2024, with 70% being of working age. People with diabetes face many challeng...
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Preventing disease through early intervention is a compelling alternative to chronic disease management.

A recent study investigated the safety & efficacy of oral insulin immunotherapy in children genetically at risk for type 1 diabetes: spkl.io/63326AjJ6O
Despite major strides in the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes, the disease burden remains high.

A Seminar reviews the field of type 1 diabetes, and highlights progress, challenges to clinical care, & future directions in research: spkl.io/63324Ab7f4 #WorldDiabetesDay

The association between unsuppressed #renin following medical therapy for primary #aldosteronism and reduced risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality suggests that renin normalisation might serve as a therapeutic target www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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📣 Big news! We’re excited to announce the Advisory Board for The #LancetSummit: shaping the future of #diabetes prevention. Welcome Amanda Adler, Kamlesh Khunti, Dianna Magliano, Chantal Mathieu and Didac Mauricio Puente. Find out more and submit your abstract to join the Summit: hubs.li/Q03MV20T0

Hyperprolactinaemia can result from dopamine antagonist drug effects and reduced prolactin clearance with liver or kidney disease with loss of feedback regulation www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The road towards standardisation in cyclic Cushing's syndrome thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The road towards standardisation in cyclic Cushing's syndrome
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is a severe, potentially lethal, endocrine condition. It is well known for its pleomorphic clinical manifestations that often overlap with those of frequent endocrine and...
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Cycle characterisation and clinical complications in patients with cyclic Cushing's syndrome: insights from an international retrospective cohort study thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Cycle characterisation and clinical complications in patients with cyclic Cushing's syndrome: insights from an international retrospective cohort study
Even in specialised centres, cCS diagnosis and management remain challenging with high rates of spontaneous adrenal insufficiency, inappropriate surgeries, and poor outcomes. Ectopic cCS showed the mo...
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Fragility #fractures remain a common & serious complication of long-term oral #glucocorticoid therapy that might affect all skeletal sites, although the spine is particularly prone to fractures owing to its high proportion of trabecular bone thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: novel concepts and clinical implications
Despite advances in targeted therapies, treatment with glucocorticoids remains a mainstay in the management of various immune-mediated diseases. High cumulative doses of exogenous glucocorticoids lead...
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Current efforts to manage #diabetes appear to have narrowed the gap between people with and without diabetes in terms of
#atherosclerotic #cardiovascular disease mortality, but not in terms of heart failure mortality www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Interventions targeting #FSH signalling could offer an integrated strategy to counteract #female #age-related metabolic changes, harmonising bone, adipose, and systemic energy regulation www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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From reproduction to metabolism: FSH as a key modulator in menopause
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a glycoprotein secreted by gonadotroph cells of the anterior pituitary, is classically known as a key regulator of reproduction in both sexes, acting mainly on the ...
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