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

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

Medicare coverage of the long-term, implantable Eversense E3 continuous glucose monitoring system was expanded to include all people with diabetes using insulin, said Senseonics.

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

A 24% prevalence rate of hypercortisolism 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 detected in most oat-based foods sold in the U.S., including many popular cereals. (Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology)

The FDA sent a letter 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 a similar letter to Helix Chemical Supply about its online marketing of semaglutide and tirzepatide products.

Tandem Diabetes Care launched the Tandem Mobi with Control-IQ technology — so far the world’s smallest, durable automated insulin delivery system — for patients 6 and older with type 1 diabetes.

Some doctors are prescribing testosterone for menopause, while others say more research is needed. (STAT)

Plus-size body positivity advocates pushed back against using semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) for weight loss. (Washington Post)

And the number of U.S. teens on weight-loss drugs has rapidly grown following semaglutide’s approval. (Reuters)

When filling anti-obesity medication prescriptions, 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 induce weight loss, showing any activity is better than no activity. (Obesity)

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

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

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