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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2026

Plasticizing Diabetes Care: The Metabolic Threat of Plastic-Associated Endocrine Disruptors and Micro-/Nanoplastics in Clinical Medicine.

Robert M Sargis, Sirimon Reutrakul, Leonardo Trasande, Angel Nadal

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Robert M SargisDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, 835 S. Wolcott, Suite E625; MC 640, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. rsargis@uic.edu.
Sirimon ReutrakulDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, 835 S. Wolcott, Suite E625; MC 640, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Leonardo TrasandeDepartment of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Angel NadalInstituto de Investigación en Biotecnología y Salud (IDiBE), Elche, Spain.

Funding

ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET)P30ES027792 · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2025 to 2025
$1.6M
European Union ERDF/EUMICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 PID2023-150256NB-I00NIEHS NIH HHS P30ES027792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewDiabetes care is characterized by the widespread use of plastics. With plastic-associated endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) implicated in diabetes pathogenesis, this review examines how medical plastics relate to diabetes and related disorders and proposes interventions to improve the situation. RECENT

findingsPlastic-associated EDCs and micro-/nanoplastics (MNPs) are linked to metabolic dysfunction. Medical care exposes patients to these agents; however, the precise contribution of diabetes care to these exposures and their associated adverse health effects remains poorly defined. Diabetes care is an increasingly important contributor to plastic pollution and climate change, yet inadequate systems exist to mitigate its environmental impact. Plastic-associated EDCs and MNPs remain an underappreciated metabolic health threat. Mitigating the deleterious impacts of plastics on human and planetary health requires concerted actions from manufacturers, scientists, policymakers, professional organizations, healthcare providers, and patients. Doing so has the potential to improve metabolic health and promote health equity.

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Diabetes MellitusEndocrine DisruptorsMicroplasticsPlasticsClimate ChangeEnvironmental ExposureHumansEndocrine DisruptorsMicroplasticsPlasticsBisphenolClimate changeDeviceDiabetesPhthalatePlasticPollutionPump

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PMID42440155
PMCPMC13364795

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