Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Sudden idiopathic deafness is often a diagnosis of elimination. It is defined by an isolated sensorineural hearing loss (sensorineural deafness) unilateral and without obvious etiology but a vascular hypothesis is plausible. We report in this context a case of unilateral sudden hearing loss revealing type 2 diabetes (T2DM).Observation: This is a 40-year-old man, sedentary, with no particular pathological history, a 20-pack/year smoker and o...

Diabetes is a common disease with concomitant oral manifestations that impact dental care.Purpose: To investigate oral health awareness, oral hygiene and behavior in adults with diabetes.Subjects and methods: This study involved interviews with a sample of 30 patients with diabetes type 2 followed in the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis using a questionnaire study on oral health behavior and awareness.</...

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is commonly considered a cardinal sign of sleep apnea; however, the mechanism underlying the association is unclear.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the daytime sleepiness in patients with diabetes.Methods: Participants were 30 adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) followed in the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. Subjective sleepiness was assessed usin...

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a frequent cause of chronic liver disease and is widely associated with metabolic syndrome. When associated with diabetes, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular events. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between hepatic steatosis and the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.Method: It is a retrospective study, including 184 type 2 diabetic ...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes affects the puberty and staturopondral development of young diabetics.Objective: Assess pubertal status in young DT1 patients and determine factors influencing pubertal development.Materiel and method: Retrospective study involving 89 type 1 diabetics aged ≤ 18 years hospitalized in the department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis between January 2022 and October 2022.<p class...

Background and Aim: Patients with diabetes mellitus(DM) are at increased risk of infections, with the urinary tract being the most frequent infection site. High rates of antibiotic prescription, including broad-spectrum antibiotics, for urinary tract infection (UTI) in these patients may further induce the development of antibiotic-resistant urinary pathogens. The aim of our study is to determine the epidemiology of UTI and resistance patterns of bacterial isolates in patients...

Introduction: High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are two pathologies that are often closely linked. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its effects on degenerative complications in a type 2 diabetic population.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 147 patients, followed at the Tunis National Institute of Nutrition for type 2 diabetes and comorbidities.Results: The mean age of...

Background: Shingles is dermatomal vesicular rash secondary to reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus. It is well recognized when it appears on the trunk, neck or face. Herpes zoster can be easily overlooked in case of dermatomal rash in lower extremity.Observation: A 32-year-old diabetic female was hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis. She had trouble walking because of painful rash on the plantar surface of the right foot. She reported the dev...

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: Persons with diabetes may need to be hospitalized in order to improve diabetes balance. We aimed to evaluate the benefits from hospitalization in a diabetes department on glycemic parameters.Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on diabetic patients consulting for the first time after a hospitalization in the department (C) of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis for the management of a poorly controlled diabe...