touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 1 • 2021 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: JOHN DOUPIS The Role of Individualized Exercise Prescription in Type 2 Diabetes Management John Doupis, Konstantinos Karras and Konstantinos Avramidisan Dapagliflozin as Adjunct Therapy to Insulin in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy and Safety of this Combination Johan H Jendle, Francisco Javier Ampudia-Blasco, Martin Fuchtenbusch and Paolo Pozzilli Clinical, Metabolic and Hormonal Profiles of Bangladeshi Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ABM Kamrul-Hasan, Fatema Tuz Zahura Aalpona and Shahjada Selim Potential Role of Dexamphetamine in the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Hopes and Pitfalls CS Gautam, Jatin Sharma, Mandeep Singla, Ilmjot Kaur Tiwana and Harmanjit Singh SSN 2752-5457 eI www.touchENDOCRINOLOGY.com touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology Cover image: Fat cells – 3d rendered illustration Volume 17 • Issue 1 By xrender © shutterstock.com Editorial Directors Helen Fowler Editor-in-Chief Gina Furnival Commissioning Editors John Doupis Director of the Diabetes Division of Iatriko Palaiou Falirou Medical Center and the Internal Medicine and Diabetes Department, Sophie Nickelson (Therapy Lead) the NS Naval Hospital, Athens, Greece Katey Gabrysch Victoria Jones Editorial Workflow Lisa Glass Heather Hall Section Editors Joanna Macdiarmid Editorial Assistant George P Chrousos Ashley Grossman Professor and Chairman, First Department of Professor of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Louise Taylor Paediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Athens, Greece Design Manager Chantal Mathieu Julie Stevenson Neil Gittoes Professor of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Head, Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Group Head Medical & Editorial Metabolism, University Hospitals Birmingham Alex Miras and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Senior Clinical Lecturer in Endocrinology, Imperial College London, London, UK Nicola Cartridge E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 7193 3186 CEO & Managing Director Editorial Board Barney Kent E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 7193 3009 S Faisal Ahmed Burkhard Göke Enrico Papini Samson Gemmell Chair of Child Health, Medical Director and CEO, University Professor of Endocrinology, ‘La Sapienza’ Head of Strategic Partnerships Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology, Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Rome Medical School, Rome, Caroline Markham School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Hamburg, Germany Italy Glasgow, UK E: [email protected] Anthony M Heagerty Ralf Paschke T: +44 (0)20 7193 3704 Philippe Bouchard Professor, University of Manchester, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor and Chairman, Department of Manchester, UK Endocrinology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Endocrinology, Hospital Saint Antoine and Germany University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, Jens Juul Holst France Professor of Medical Physiology, Vera Popovic-Brkic touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology wishes to thank the organ- University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Professor of Medicine, University of isations below for their assistance. 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