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Volume 6 Number 1 January 2016 Vitamin D and Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

C. L. Souza, L. B. P. C. de Sá, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex……………….………………..…..…………………………………………………1

Prevalence of Low Levels of Vitamin D in Type 2 Diabetes at the City of Mangueirinha, Paraná, Southern Brazil

P. S. Chiamolera, C. A. Amaral, M. C. de O. Russo, G. de O. Netto, R. A. Fernandes, R. T. de Andrade, J. L. G. Buscariolli, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex…………………………………………………….……………………8

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: New Diagnostic Criteria

L. N. M. Bortolon, L. de P. L. Triz, B. de S. Faustino, L. B. C. de Sá, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex………………..……………13

Graves’ Disease and Down Syndrome: Case Report

F. F. do Espírito Santo, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex………………………..……………………………………………………………………20

Diabetes, Obesity and the Nutrition Transition in the Mercosur

T. A. Lucchese, A. M. Breis, K. Rucker, V. R. Bizarro, L. M. M. Araújo, A. Gomes, M. T. Paletti, A. L. C. de Jesus, M. G. Duarte, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex………………………………………………………..………………………28

Prevalence of Cholelithiasis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in a Basic Family Health Centre in Irecê, Northeastern Brazil

S. V. D. Guimarães, H. L. E. Gomes, C. G. de Oliveira, M. F. S. R. Chiacchio, F. M. Souza, D. S. Oliveira, R. L. de Cerqueira, J. J. C. D. Junior, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex……………………………………………………38

Extra Glycemic Impacts of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Benefits of a Class Effect?

L. M. de M. Araújo, S. Feguri, T. L. de Oliveira, F. B. Pedrosa, R. G. Guimarães, L. B. P. C. de Sá, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex…………………………………….……………….…………………………………………………43

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Fertility

G. Barbosa, L. B. P. C. de Sá, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex………………………………………………………………………………………58

Diabetic and Prediabetic Profile of Patients in a Family Health Care Unit of Salvador, Northeastern Brazil

J. Z. Coelho, P. J. Z. Coelho, S. R. P. de Oliveira, A. F. Soares, J. N. Santana, P. R. B. Macedo, J. S. de Freitas, D. G. N. Andrade, M. H. de Almeida, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex…………………………………………………66

Hypothyroidism in Childhood and Adolescence

D. D. T. Carvalho, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex…………………………………….………………………………………………………………72

Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 2016, 6, 1-94 Published Online January 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojemd

Understanding Growth Hormone Secretion and Short Stature

M. R. L. Covarrubias, L. F. de A. Piovezani, F. M. Cordeiro, W. C. Viana, M. H. de Almeida, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex……………………………………………………………………………………………………78

The Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Prevention, Glycemic Control and Weight Loss, in the Treatment of Diabetes

B. de S. Faustino, A. dos R. C. Junior, L. N. M. Bortolon, L. B. P. C. de Sá, D. R. T. W. Rocha, A. K. Arbex…………………87

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