Endocrine Abstracts

Physicians and dentists have long known that the health of an individual’s mouth can have significant effects on the health of the rest of the body. Researchers are finding more medical reasons to maintain good oral hygiene. Numerous recent scientific studies indicate association between oral health and a variety of general health conditions including diabetes and obesity. Studies have suggested a bidirectional relationship between periodontitis and diabetes and periodont...

Introduction: In patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), depression increases the risk for persistent hyperglycemia, diabetes complications and mortality. Most results demonstrated that depression is associated with nearly all important medical and psychosocial outcome parameters of T1D. Also, it has been demonstrated that poor diabetes self-care can result from patients’ lack of knowledge or existing psychosocial issues, primarily depression. The aim of the study was to det...

Introduction and objective: Unsatisfactory glycoregulation is the main cause of the development of diabetic microvascular complications. The gold standard for monitoring glycoregulation is glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The aim of the research is to determine the association between glycoregulation, microvascular complications and comorbidities in patients with diabetes in Republika Srpska (RS).Methods: The study was conducted as a cross-sectional study, w...

Introduction and aim: Depression has a strong impact on psychosocial as well as medical outcomes in patients with diabetes. Consequently, depression treatment in diabetes is also aimed at improvement of glycemic control and reduction of diabetes complications and mortality risk\. Up to now, no single treatment that consistently leads to better medical outcomes in patients with both depression and diabetes has been clearly identified.Matherial and methods...