Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is a major public health problem. It is a privileged provider of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities, particularly lipids, increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality and hampering the quality of life of the obese.Material and methods: We conducted a prospective study on 100 obese patients recruited at the Human Obesity Research Unit at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. Our patients benefited from an assay of fasting insulin...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of neuropathy worldwide. Non-retinal diabetic complications including oculomotor damage represent 1 to 3% of ocular manifestations of diabetes. The affected oculomotor nerves are essentially the external oculomotor nerve (VI), the common oculomotor nerve (III), and more rarely, the pathetic nerve (IV).Observation: We report the case of a patient referred to our department for additional management of r...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is a frequent, serious and costly complication of diabetes. The prevention of diabetic foot involves a systematic podiatric evaluation of diabetic patients to identify the foot at risk. The aim of our study was to determine the podiatric risk in a Tunisian diabetic population according to the classification of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) and the factors associated with podiatric risk.Method...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disorder. The skin manifestations of diabetes can vary depending on the duration of the disease and the control of blood glucose levels. Almost all patients with DM eventually develop skin changes due to the long-term effects of hyperglycemia on microcirculation and skin collagen. This study was conducted to find the hospital based prevalence of mucocutaneous manifestations in patients with diabetes mellitus, th...

Introduction: Olive oil is the most representative food of the traditional Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) that, besides having high-monounsaturated fatty acids content, contains other minor components with biological properties. Olive oil as a food, and the MedDiet as a food pattern are associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and ...

Introduction: The progressive increase in diabetes is likely to increase the incidence of amputations. Despite a wealth of research highlighting the importance of early detection and management, prevention practices remain poor, with inconsistent patient follow-up and compliance. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for lower limb amputation in a third-line hospital among diabetics.Methods: It was a retrospective study inclu...