Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in type 1 diabetes using the analysis of epidemiological variables, treatment indications, metabolic results, acute and chronic complications and causes for therapy suspension.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of patients with type 1 diabetes treated with CSII therapy in our institution.Results: A total of 49 type 1 diabetic patients who had been treate...

Objective: Evaluate the markers of oxidative stress and antioxidants status in patients with gestational diabetes (GD).Material and methods: We performed a nested case-control study within a sample of a total of 126 pregnant women between the 24 and 29 weeks. Of the 126 women studied we compared 63 with GD and 63 control pregnant women. Both groups were analyzed for demographic data, perinatal and obstetrics results and the levels of the markers oxidativ...

Objective: Evaluate the proinflammatory and anti-antinflamatory adipokines in patients with gestational diabetes (GD).Material and methods: We performed a nested case-control study within a sample of a total of 126 pregnant women between the 24 and 29 weeks. Of the 126 women studied we compared 63 with GD and 63 control pregnant women. Both groups were analyzed for demographic data, perinatal and obstetrics results and the plasma levels of the tumor necr...

Objectives: To evaluate the psychosocial aspects in a group of patients in follow-up in specific consultation of bariatric surgery prior to the intervention and in a group of patients intervened.Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients in follow-up in the specific morbid obesity consultation of the University Hospital Puerta del Mar (Cádiz) not intervened and a group intervened and in a group intervened, at 6–12 months of follow-up.<p cla...

Pituitary carcinomas are rare but represent a particular challenge to clinical practice. We report a case of pituitary carcinoma with metastatic disease in a separate non-contiguous foci within the central nervous system. A 64 year old man presented with a large non-functioning pituitary adenoma manifesting as headache, third pair of cranial nerves paralysis, panhypopituitarism and impaired visual acuity in 1996.The tumour was grossly removed through a right pterional cranioto...

Objectives: To evaluate the psychosocial aspects and the common dietary habits in a group of patients in follow-up in specific consultation of bariatric surgery prior to the intervention.Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients in follow-up in the specific morbid obesity consultation of the University Hospital Puerta del Mar (Cádiz) not intervened.Results: 110 patients were analyzed, of which 68.2% are women, with an average...

Woman, 40 years old. Smoker and habitual drinker, history of toxic consumption, anxiety-depressive syndrome, postsurgical hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter in substitution treatment. Diabetes mellitus type 1 diagnosed in 2001 as a result of pregnancy, unstable, with poor chronic glycemic control, requiring frequent admissions to our hospitalization plant due to episodes of ketoacidosis. It requires high insulin requirements and does not present m...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has been used to screen for PIH and preeclampsia in normotensive type 1 diabetic women. To date, there are no data regarding ABPM in women with GDM. The aim of the study was to establish blood pressure (BP) profiles for pregnant with GDM, using ABPM and determine whether a BP pattern can define a population at risk for de...

Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study in a sample of 36 patients with suspected hypoglycemia who were admitted to our Service to perform a 72-hour fasting test. Demographic, clinical data and results of fasting test were analyzed. Endogenous hyperinsulinism criteria were considered to be the combination of plasma glucose <55 mg dl, insulin >3 mcrU / ml and C peptide > 0.6 ng/ml, in the absence of detection of sulfonylureas.Results: The...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has been used to screen for PIH and preeclampsia. To date, there are no data regarding ABPM in women with GDM. Currently, little is known in GDM about the role of inflammatory biomarkers in PIH development and their impact on perinatal morbility and the risk of future complications. With this study we aim to identify, in ...