Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Dyslipidemia represents an added factor of cardiovascular risk for patients with diabetes. The objective of this work was to study the characteristics of dyslipidemia in a group of patients with diabetes.Methods Cross-sectional study including a group of patients with diabetes associated with dyslipidemia, during a period of 6 months, admitted in the day hospital unit of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. The data was collected by c...

Introduction: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a frequent comorbidity in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and is now increasingly considered a surrogate marker of endothelial dysfunction as well as a sentinel predictor of new-onset macroangiopathic events. Less attention, however, has been directed at the potential association of FSD and microangiopathy in hyperglycemic states.Methods: We analyzed 30 consecutive female T2DM outpatients in wh...

Introduction: Sexuality can include several dimensions such as thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs\.. But these can be influenced by biological, psychological, socio-economic factors or somatic pathologies, such as diabetes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the sexuality of women with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its different dimensions, as well as the predictive factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among this population.Methods: This is a c...

Background: According to several previous studies, breastfeeding offers mothers an opportunity to lose weight and improve their metabolic profiles. The aim of the present study was to investigate weight variation in a population of postpartum diabetic women.Methods: We conducted a prospective descriptive study in pregnant women treated for pregestational diabetes and followed at the Department of Nutritional Diseases «D» of the National Institu...

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) affects young women of childbearing age. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is also increasingly affecting this age group due to obesity increase. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of diabetes affecting a group of women at procreative age.Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among pregnant women followed for pre-gestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases « D &#1...

Background: Breastfeeding offers short- and long-term health benefits to mothers and their infants. In the literature, many studies suggest that diabetic women breastfed their babies less than non-diabetic women. The aim of our study was to determine the breastfeeding rates in a group of diabetic women.Methods: It was a prospective descriptive study conducted in pregnant women followed for pregestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases...

Objective: Our objective was to assess quality of life (QoL) in a diabetic population and to identify factors associated with its deterioration.Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 100 type 1 or 2 diabetic patients followed up at the outpatient department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. The QoL was evaluated using the questionnaire "Diabetes Quality of Life" (DQoL) validated in Arabic version. The latter is a...

Background: Metformin is the most known oral glucose-lowering medications. It is considered to be the optimal first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.GoalThe aim of the study was to describe the clinical and biological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with metformin.Methods: This was an observational study conducted among 57 patients with type 2 diabetes mellit...