Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Self-care practices in patient living with diabetes are important to effectively prevent, manage, and limit complications associated with diabetes as patients spend more time alone than they spent with health care providers in managing their health conditions.Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate self-cate practices and their determinants in patients living with type 2 diabetes. Hence, this study aimed at assessing self-care practices an...

Background: Diabetes is associated with multi-systemic complications. In male patients with diabetes, erectile dysfunction may be a worrisome condition and may result as an effect of diabetic complications, associated conditions such as hypertension and from the effects of drugs especially antihypertensives. Erectile dysfunction is increasingly being reported among diabetics with a resultant poor quality of life. This study seeks to determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunc...