Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is a common and serious complication of diabetes treatment especially in patients who do not have knowledge of the condition and personal glucose metres. Patients with very good drug compliance are at greater risk of developing hypoglycaemia. Sometimes hypoglycaemia among patients on insulin therapy could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The present study is aimed at measuring the determinants and predictors of hypog...

Background: Hypoglycaemia is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in emergency department (ED), mainly among individuals with diabetes on insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA). Hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals is not a common condition and its often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when presented in an unusual way. Although it does not seem to be a cardiac emergency feature, various electrocardiograph...

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is a common and serious complication of diabetes treatment especially in patients who do not have knowledge of the condition and personal glucose metres. Patients with very good drug compliance are at greater risk of developing hypoglycaemia. Sometimes hypoglycaemia among patients on insulin therapy could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The present study is aimed at measuring the determinants and predictors of hypog...

Background: Hypoglycaemia is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in emergency department (ED), mainly among individuals with diabetes on insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA). Hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals is not a common condition and its often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when presented in an unusual way. Although it does not seem to be a cardiac emergency feature, various electrocardiograph...

Background: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), an important tool in diabetes management help patients achieve and maintain target glycaemic levels hence reducing complications. SMBG is usually done with glucose meters which are affordable, portable and easy to use. Significant variations sometimes observed in glucose meter readings necessitated this study. We evaluated the accuracy of glucose meters used routinely in our unit using ISO 15197 guideline.<p class="abste...

Background: Obesity is increasingly becoming prevalent among the general population and in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in particular. This unhealthy association contributes to increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients.Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Materials...

Background: Obesity is increasingly becoming prevalent among the general population and in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in particular. This unhealthy association contributes to increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients.Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Materials...