Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a disease that is progressing at an alarming rate in the world. In the elderly, the symptoms are often insidious and atypical, which can delay the diagnosis and the establishment of effective treatment. Indeed, management is not always easy because it must take into account multiple parameters. The objective of our study was to study the clinico-biological and etiological profile of diabetes discovered after the age of 65 years.<p class="...

Background: Studies of morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BS) have revealed that obesity is related with an increased prevalence of endoscopic and histologic gastritis. Performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) prior to BS allows the detection and treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection which is considered to be limiting access to bariatric surgery.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastric lesi...

Background and Aim: A direct link between obesity and micronutrient deficiencies has been established. These nutritional dificencies are mainly caused by poor-quality diets but also due to increased demands and have been associated with a wide range of physiological and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of obese patients and to investigate the possible association between funnctional disorders and micronutrient intake.<p cla...

Aim of the study: Functional disorders might be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of our study is to screen the micronutrient deficiencies of postmenopausal diabetic women and determine their impact on the functional disorders.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study made within the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, including 55 postmenopausal diabetic women which benefited from a dietary survey. Functional disorders...

Introduction: Sleep is essential for the proper functioning and the well-being of the body. Poor sleep quality has many negative effects on the patient health. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes and to identify the associated factors.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 51 patients and conducted in the nutrition department A of the institute of nutrition of Tunis. The patie...

Background and Aim: Obesity is a major risk for the development of hypertension. These cardiovascular risk factors are associated with nutritional targets. The aim of our study was to determine clinical characteristics, body composition and hypertension-related dietary patterns of obese patients with high blood pressure.Methods: This was a cross sectional study including 70 patiens. Clinical characteristics, anthropometric measures were collected. Body c...

Introduction: Trophic disorders of the diabetic foot and their complications represent a major public health problem. Treatment must be accompanied by quality therapeutic education to allow patients to self-manage their disease. The objective of this work is to evaluate, with the help of a questionnaire, the knowledge of diabetic patients on the diabetic foot.Materials and Methods: We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study among 50 diabetic patie...

Introduction: The main widespread type of diabetes are type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and secondary causes must always be assessed if there is any suspicion.Cushing Syndrom is one of the main causes of endocrine disorders causing diabetes, though it is rarely revealed by a ketosis.We herein report the case of inaugural ketosis in a patient with an iatrogenic Cushing Syndrom.ObservationA 27...

Aim: Morbid obesity associated with obesity-related diseases has a negative impact on the quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of bariatric treatment on the quality of life among patients with morbid obesity who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.Methodology: Thirty obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy were included in our study. Their weight, height, body mass index were measured at baseline and 6 months after surgery. The qu...

Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of sleeve gastectomy on weight loss 6 months after surgery.Methodology: This was a prospective study including 30 obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. Their weight,height, BMI, fat mass index and waist circumfernce, were measured at baseline and 6 months after surgery.Results: Mean patient age was 36.77±7.82 .80% of the study patients were women. There were signific...