The impact of short-term hyperglycemia and obesity on biventricular and biatrial myocardial function assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography in a population of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aims: To compare biventricular and biatrial myocardial strain indices assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and those with uncomplicated pregnancy at the third trimester of pregnancy and in post-partum.

Methods And Results: 30 consecutive GDM women and 30 age-, ethnicity- and gestational week-matched controls without any comorbidity were examined in this prospective case-control study. All women underwent obstetric visit, blood tests and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) implemented with 2D-STE analysis of all cardiac chambers at 36-38 weeks' gestation.

Consensus report of the joint workshop of the Italian Society of Diabetology, Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology, Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists (SID-SIdP-AMD).

Periodontitis has been defined as the Sixth complication of Diabetes Mellitus. Since both diabetes mellitus and periodontitis have a high prevalence in the general population, the Italian Society of Diabetology, the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology and the Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists revised the present scientific literature in the present consensus report. A bi-directional interaction was demonstrated: Patients affected by type 1 and type 2 diabetes have a higher prevalence of periodontitis than the general population, due to several metabolic factors (e.

On the Use of Nudges to Affect Spillovers in Environmental Behaviors.

Environmental self-identity is considered a promising lever to generate positive spillovers across pro-environmental behaviors: existing evidence shows that it is positively correlated with pro-environmental choices and that it can be easily manipulated, by reminding individuals of their past pro-environmental actions. However, it remains unclear whether it can be successfully used for environmental policy making. In two online, incentive-compatible experiments, we manipulate participants' environmental self-identity and test whether this leads to increased donations to an environmental charity.

Endocrine and metabolic assessment in adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Context: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is one of most common complications of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) but prevalence of anterior pituitary deficiencies and metabolic alterations have not been clearly defined yet.

Objectives: Evaluate prevalence of endocrine and metabolic manifestations in a cohort of patients affected by Pulmonary LCH.

Methods: Observational cross-sectional study on 18 adults (7 M/11 F, 42±12years) studied for complete basal and dynamic endocrine lab tests and glucose metabolism.

Use of Liraglutide in the Real World and Impact at 36 Months on Metabolic Control, Weight, Lipid Profile, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Renal Function.

Purpose: An observational retrospective study was conducted by 2 diabetes clinics in Italy to assess patterns of use and long-term effectiveness of liraglutide on established and emerging parameters.

Methods: Data from 261 patients with type 2 diabetes who started treatment with liraglutide between 2010 and 2014 were collected. Hierarchical linear regression models were applied to assess trends over time of clinical parameters.