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Hyponatraemia is primarily a disorder of water balance or distribution, characterized by serum sodium (Nas) levels less than 135 mmol/L.1 Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder among elderly patients and is associated with increased mortality rates and longer hospital stays.2–4 The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a frequent cause of hyponatraemia in […]

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Samuel Dagogo-Jack, ADA 2022: The association of sphingolipids with type 2 diabetes

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Published Online: Jul 28th 2022

The link between sphingolipids and type 2 diabetes is discussed by Dr Samuel Dagogo-Jack (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA).

Dr Dagogo-Jack presented an abstract on this topic entitled ‘Association of Ceramide and Sphingolipid Species with Incident Prediabetes among Offspring of Parents with Type 2 Diabetes’ at the 82nd American Diabetes Association Scientific Session, June 3-7, 2022.

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  1. What is already known about the association between sphingolipids and type 2 diabetes? (0:39)

Disclosures: Samuel Dagogo-Jack has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Danielle Crosby.

Filmed as a highlight of ADA 2022.

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