Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Metformin is the first-line treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Poor adherence can be lead to poor glycemic control. The aim of our study was to determine the level of metformin adherence and its link with glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study including 273 patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin for at least three years. We assessed metformin adherence using the Girerd question...

Plurihormonal pituitary adenomas represent 10-15% of all functioning pituitary adenomas. Functioning ACTH-GH pituitary adenomas constitute an extremely rare entity. Most patients present a clinically manifested acromegaly and subclinical Cushing’s disease. We present the case of a 14 years old female who referred to the endocrinology department for inaugural diabetic ketosis. She had a six-month history of amenorrhea and headaches. On examination, she had facial dysmporph...

Introduction: Nowadays, social media has become a valuable source of health-related information which can have an important impact on people’s behaviors and decisions regarding their diseases. To improve management of diabetes, patients often seek health information in social media platforms, including Youtube. We aim in this review to analyse factors associated with the popularity of videos found on YouTube that adress diabetes management.Methods: ...

Introduction: Nowadays, social media has become a valuable source of health-related information which can have an important impact on people’s behaviors and decisions regarding their diseases. To improve management of diabetes, patients often seek health information in social media platforms, including Youtube. However, the nature of its content, which anyone can upload, isn’t always reliable and scientifically accurate, sometimes even misleading. The aim of this stu...

Introduction: Diabetes is a disease affecting quality of life of millions of persons worldwide. Instagram is one of the most successful social media network. It influences, via its posts, thoughts, emotions and decision making of many topics, including health related ones. The aim of this review to analyse the emotional sharing content of diabetes related posts in Instagram.Methods: An Instagram query using the search term “diabetes” i...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that typically manifests as polyuria-polydipsia syndrome. Polydipsia helps to maintain normal natremia. Herein, we report the case of persistent hypernatremia in a patient admitted for inaugural diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome.Observation : A 53-year-old woman was referred to our department for inaugural diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome...

Introduction: Poorly-controlled hypothyroidism is frequently associated with sleep disorders such as impaired sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality in patients with well-controlled primary hypothyroidism.Methods: This was a single-center, cross-sectional study including 50 patients with well-controlled primary hypothyroidism (TSH level within the normal range: 0.35-4.94 mIU/l) for at least one ...

Introduction: Hyponatremia represents a frequent electrolyte disorder. It is defined as a serum sodium level below 135 mmol/L and it is severe when serum level is below 125 mmol/l. Endocrine disorders including adrenal deficiency and hypothyroidism are uncommon causes of hyponatremia. Secondary adrenal insufficiency is related with hyponatremia through increased ADH secretion.Herein, we report a case of severe hyponatremia revealing hypopituitarism.<...

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare aggressive endocrine neoplasm. It’s a heterogeneous malignant tumor with incompletely understood pathogenesis and poor prognosis. The aim of our study was to assess clinical and paraclinical characteristics of ACC and to determine its outcome.Methods: In a retrospective and descriptive study, we included patients with adrenocortical carcinoma confirmed with histopathological examination. Clinic...

IntroductionPhaeochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors secreting high levels of catecholamines, able to exert serious metabolic and cardiovascular effects. Glucose intolerance are common complications that require an early recognition and treatment.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted to assess the prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular complications in 35 patients diagnosed with pheochromocy...