Endocrine Abstracts

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...

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...