Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To define the prevalence of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN), painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and the at risk diabetic foot in 2 out of the 3 National Diabetes Centres in Qatar.Methods: 712 people with Type-1 & Type-2 diabetes recruited from Alwakra Hospital and Hamad General Hospital underwent assessment for DPN & PDN using the Neurothesiometer and the DN4 questionnaire, respectively.Results: The average a...

Objective: Though many studies have looked at the neonatal outcomes in patients with gestational diabetes on different medications, there is no consensus on the preferred drug for initiation of therapy. We aim to compare the neonatal outcome in a cohort of patients attending our service, to determine if one modality is superior to the other.Methods: This study is a prospective observational study from 1-07-2015 to 31-04-2016. The data of all gestational ...

Case: A 52-year-old gentleman was admitted with dizziness and collapse. Past medical history revealed dyslipidemia treated with statin. Physical examination was unremarkable. Initial investigations were consistent with SIADH (sodium: 109 mmol/l, serum osmolality: 243 mOsm/kg, urine Na: 59 mmol/l and urine osmolality: 191 mOsm/kg). Urea, creatinine and random glucose were normal. CT Head showed pituitary enlargement with sellar expansion. Pituitary profile showed high prolactin...