Endocrine Abstracts

This paper studies the attitudes of postgraduate medical students towards endocrinology and diabetology as a career.Fifty post graduate students, pursuing residency in internal medicine, at various colleges throughout India, were requested to fill up a pre-tested, five point Likert scale questionnaire designed to assess their likings for various branches and aspects of medicine.The average age of the respondents was 27 years, with ...

This study was designed as a retrospective multicentric study to assess the efficacy of various methods of effective intensification and optimization of premixed insulin analogue therapy. 200 consecutive OPD charts of patients poorly controlled on premixed insulin twice daily were reviewed for changes advised by the treating physician. Data was assessed for cues, methods and efficacy of intensification of therapy.A casual blood glucose value >250 mg%...

This multicentric, observational, non interventional study of patients with type 1 diabetes observed their knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including nutraceuticals. One hundred and thirty-five subjects with type 1 diabetes, aged <20 years, and their parents were surveyed using a structured pre-tested questionnaire.The cohort included 65.92% boys, 37.04% rural dwellers and 31.85% patients with...

IntroductionDapagliflozin is sub-optimally utilised in the real world. There is a lack of a comprehensive collaborative guidance for a practical approach to manage patients with cardiometabolic, renometabolic and viscerometabolic disorders. Patients across the CRV-M continuum includes patients with varied clinical profiles.MethodsTwo round Delphi study was conducted using a virtual online-digital connect appr...