Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: We aimed determinants of insulin usage in pregnant women with impaired carbohydrate metabolism (ICM).Methods: We collected 164 pregnant women in any trimester who were referred to endocrinology unit due to suspicion of ICM by obstetricians. Diagnostic laboratory criteria were as follows: fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl in first trimester; 1 hour 50 g challenge test glucose ≥180 mg/dl; any value exceeding threshold during OGTT (...

Introduction: Thyroid hemiagenesis is a congenital developmental disorder. Most cases are euthyroid although hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and malignancy may develop. We present a case of hemiagenesis with Graves’ disease.Case: A 45-year-old female patient was admitted to the endocrinology ward due to nausea and diarrhoea. She had hyperthyroidism for 1 year. She did not have any family member with thyroid disease. She was already on propylthioura...

Purpose: Steroid usage may cause hyperglycaemia in non-diabetic patients. We aimed to detect the onset of hyperglycaemia and the best time for glucose measuring over a short time span (1–5 days) in non-diabetic patients who commenced moderate or high dose steroid therapy.Methods: Electronic data of patients, who were commenced moderate or high dose steroid therapy (15–60 mg prednisolone or equivalent dose methyl prednisolone) due to inflammator...