Available online 25 November 2022

In the field of diabetes, the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes during pregnancy was reviewed (Amigó et al.), as were the diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes (Pinés et al.). The effect of the COVID pandemic on glycaemic control (Ramalho et al.) and on the training of residents in the specialty (Zugasti et al.) was analysed. The impact of continuous flash monitoring systems on hypoglycaemia and costs in type 1 diabetes were analysed (Leiva et al.), as were satisfaction, quality

In the field of diabetes and its association with vascular risk, an interesting editorial reflected upon the need to individualise and standardise the assessment of cardiovascular risk in persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (Ortega et al.).

A high prevalence (32%) of lipid profile disorders in obese children was reported (Lopez-Galisteo et al.), the benefits of reducing the intake of artificially sweetened drinks for body weight and lipid profile (Viveros-Watty et al.) was addressed, and

The year kicked off with an update on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (Caixàs et al.). A study of the modifiable aspects of the lifestyles of children with abdominal obesity and overweight in Colombia and Chile concluded that poor adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lack of physical exercise are the main causes that require immediate intervention (Caixàs et al.). In the population in Chile, a good correlation between tri-ponderal mass index and percentage of

The findings of the NutRICA Project on nutritional and metabolic therapy in post-abdominal surgery enhanced recovery programmes were presented (Ocon et al.). Also noteworthy were two national multicentre studies: one on the aetiological diagnosis of hyponatraemia in non-critical patients with total parenteral nutrition (Ortolá et al.) and the other on the effectiveness of a hypercaloric, hyperproteic enteral nutritional formula for people with diabetes (Ballesteros-Pomar et al.).

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An Argentinian work (Tolaba et al.) was published showing that the genetic study of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology reduces unnecessary surgery. The usefulness of radiofrequency for reducing the size and symptoms of benign, non-functional thyroid nodules was confirmed (Rodriguez et al.), and it was demonstrated that the prognosis of familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma is similar to that of sporadic cancer (Artajo et al.). The results of two surveys were published: one with

In pituitary disorders, the usefulness of cortisol in the early postoperative phase as a predictor of corticotropic function was analysed (Irigaray Echarri et al.), and a macroprolactin screening strategy in hyperprolactinaemia was established (Biagetti et al.). The experience of post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism in children was reported (García-García et al.), as were the recommendations for genetic study in primary hyperparathyroidism (Capel et al.). Guidelines for the management of

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