ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This longitudinal study aimed to determine if hyperinsulinemia and postprandial glucose levels could predict obesity progression in n=591 children and adolescents with obesity. The authors found no association between hyperinsulinemia, insulin secretion, low postprandial glucose levels, and an increase in obesity over a 2–4-year period.According to the carbohydrate-insulin model (1), diets with a high glycemic load (GL) promote weight...

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Dec 21;12(12):CD013309. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013309.pub3. PMID: 34931697.Brief Summary: This systematic review assessed the evidence for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. There was uncertainty about the safety of CGM and the available management algorithms, and many morbidities remain unreporte...

To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care 2017;40:1082-1089Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) is a protein encoded by the TCF7L2 gene located on chromosome 10q25.2-q25.3 and is involved in the development of a wide variety of cell lineages and organs. The rs7903146 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org...