Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetes- support services facilities available only in few city hospitals. Especially diabetics in rural India lack comprehensive diabetes care plan. NGO’s play key role in psychosocial-support/Counseling/rehabilitation in remote towns of india. Our Project aimed to formulate policy for trained personals to give better & cost-effective Diabetes- support services.Methods: We mobilized training resources from local primary Health-cent...

Issues: Newer anti-diabetic therapies out of reach of >84% populations of Asia. Pharmaceuticals donot provide price discounts in resource-constrained-countries. incidence of insulin resistance neglected issue in resource-poor nations. Diabetes forums failed to address this concern. Hence we formed liaison study group of four clinics to analyse this issue and make policy paper. Resource poor nations have little technical expertise/manpower to study insulin resistance. Lack ...

Background: Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) have been used for electrophysiological assessment of central neuropathy in diabetes. However, the role of this test in documenting the abnormality, the site of abnormality and relation of these abnormalities with metabolic control of diabetes are not clear as yet. The present study was done to explore the presence of abnormalities, if any, in the test parameters and relation of these with diabetic status.<p class="ab...

Issues: In developing nations diagnosis of diabetes brings mental-trauma/depression in family. Focused treatment for pediatric age-group is unavailable in developing-countries. 26% of diagnosed diabetics are children’s. Adequately trained physicians/Nurses in issues of pediatric-diabetes provide continuity of care, relief from depression and smooth transition from diagnosis to treatment. Qualitative collaborative relationship between these makes diabetics life bearable. O...

We describe 10 obese patients with longstanding type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with a combination of basal insulin coupled with insulin Aspart and oral metformin. Average age was 59.5 years. Average BMI was 31.82 and Hemoglobin A1c 8.71%. Average Total Daily insulin dose (TDD) was 157.1 IU. EGFR was >60 in all patients. No patient underwent weight reduction surgery.Patients were randomized into 2 groups of 5 patients each. One group(1) received only Humulin U-500 Regular...

Adolescent diabetes social stigma in India. Such diabetics needs proper guidance/information/treatment-counselling outlets. This is burning issue in developing-nations like India. Hence we all need to unite and form a comprehensive diabetes care and counselling policy plan at ICE/ECE-meeting-2012. Treatment options must be suitable for developing-nations considering cost of Rx. Incorporating NGO’s in such efforts is very effective.Our project method...

Introduction: Granulosa cell tumors account for ~ 2–3% of all ovarian malignancies. There are two types: adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) and juvenile granulosa cell tumor (JGCT). JGCTs are rare and constitute 5% of all granulosa tumors. Androgen production by a JGCT is even rare and may produce virilization in patients. Thyroid abnormalities in female patients with androgen-secreting JGCT has not been documented before.Objective:: We describe a un...

Background: Thyroid cancer has been increasing worldwide and became one of the most popular cancer. Recent reports have shown that an elevated thyrotropin(thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) level is associated with risk of thyroid cancer. Nevertheless, the association between TSH level and thyroid cancer risk is not yet known in patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).Methods: We collected cases of 212 patients who underwent thyroi...

Chernobyl accident was followed by numerous publications overestimating its medical consequences, where spontaneous diseases have been without sufficient reasons classified as radiogenic. Among medical consequences of the accident, cause-effect relationship between ingestion of radioiodine and thyroid cancer in patients exposed at a young age is regarded to be proven. Significant incidence increase of pediatric thyroid cancer started 4 years after the accident, coinciding with...

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