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T2D Remission Common With Gastric Bypass; Selenium for Hashimoto's; Cereal Chemicals

— News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Three-fourths of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients who regained weight after gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity 5 years after surgery, a retrospective study found. (Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Medicare coverage of the long-term, implantable was expanded to include all people with diabetes using insulin, said Senseonics.

Selenium supplementation helped lower thyrotropin, thyroid peroxidase antibodies, and malondialdehyde levels in who were not on thyroid hormone replacement therapy. (Thyroid)

A was identified among the first 700 patients with difficult-to-control T2D enrolled in the phase IV Catalyst study, Corcept Therapeutics announced.

Chlormequat -- a pesticide linked with infertility -- was sold in the U.S., including many popular cereals. (Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology)

The to U.S. Chem Labs saying its products advertised on the company's website as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and thymalin are misbranded and shouldn't be consumed by humans; it sent to Helix Chemical Supply about its online marketing of semaglutide and tirzepatide products.

Tandem Diabetes Care launched the -- so far the world's smallest, durable automated insulin delivery system -- for patients 6 and older with type 1 diabetes.

Some doctors are , while others say more research is needed. (STAT)

Plus-size body positivity advocates pushed back against using . (Washington Post)

And the number of U.S. has rapidly grown following semaglutide's approval. (Reuters)

When filling , there were significant disparities in access according to insurance type and patient demographics like sex and race/ethnicity. (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)

Compared with an inactive lifestyle, both regular exercise or just exercising once or twice a week can , showing any activity is better than no activity. (Obesity)

Medical experts are sounding the alarm on among Black patients. (ABC News)

Popular in Spain and Portugal, can reduce central obesity and improve HDL cholesterol levels, data from a cluster randomized trial showed. (JAMA Network Open)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.