Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of diabetes treatment is to keep blood glucose levels as near to normal as possible. Training in self management of diabetes forms an essential part of diabetes management. Treatment should be agreed on an individual basiss and adress medical psychosocial and lifestyle issues. But how much diabetes patients are satisfaied about their treatment?Materials and Methods: Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQs</stron...

Introduction: The chrono-type, intrinsic to each individual, is the tendency of an individual to prefer activities carried out in the morning or evening. The aim of our study was to determine the chronotype of our obese patients.Materials and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving obese adults consulting the service of Endocrinology of Sfax, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, during the period extending from December 2022 until Marc...

Introduction: Childhood obesity is influenced by various factors. Maternal health plays a crucial role in this public concern. We carried out our study aiming to uncover key insights into this relationship. Methods: It was comparative study in the outpatient department of Bechir-Hamza Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia, from December 26, 2022 to February 1, 2023. The study included 50 obese children (G1) and 35 normal-weight children (G2) aged be...

Introduction: Anemia is defined by the World Health Organization as a hemoglobin concentration less than 120 g/l in women outside of pregnancy, and less than 130 g/l in men over 15 years of age. It is common in diabetics. It can be due to an autoimmune disease associated with type 1 diabetes, whereas the inflammatory cause is the primary cause in type 2 diabetes.Observation: This is a 75 year old patient, type 2 diabetic for 21 years on insulin analogues...

Introduction: Obesity is recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. She can be associated with cardio-metabolic diseases. The objective of our study was to determine the metabolic profile of our obese adults.Materials and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving obese adults consulting the service of Endocrinology of Sfax, Hedi Chaker University Hospital in 2023.Results: We recruited 40 obese pat...

Introduction: Insulin therapy remains a treatment of last resort for type 2 diabetic patients with uncontrolled diabetes with oral antidiabetic. The aim of this study was to find a correlation between the initial dose of insulin and the glycated hemoglobin (A1c) level.Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study. We included 63 patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for a switching to insulin in the C department of diabetology and nutrition at the N...

Background: To be able to manage their disease and live with it, type 2 diabetic patients need to understand and be aware of their disease. Educational diagnosis should therefore assess patients’ perception of their diabetes.Aims: This study aims to carry out a self-assessment of diabetic patients’ knowledge of their diseaseMethods: Our study is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place during th...

Background: Interest health applications and networks for self-management of diabetes are growing. Furthermore, the potential influence of social media on health information spread is remarkable. Aim: This study aims to determine the role of the new telecommunication technology in the dissemination of therapeutic education in our population.Methods: Our study is an descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study which took place d...

Introduction: Tunisia is a country classified as high cardiovascular risk with a population tending towards aging and the appearance of chronic diseases.Objective: Analyze the management of chronic diseases in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)Material and methods: This is a retrospective study of T2D patients hospitalized in the endocrinology-diabetology department of Hedi Chaker Sfax University Hospital between January ...

Background: Despite the significant rewards offered by diabetes education, programs are underused with a significant proportion of patients choosing not to attend.Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the factors that determine the level of knowledge of diabetic patients about their disease.Methods: Our study involved 61 type 2 diabetic patients followed at the endocrinology department of the university hospital or followed at ...