Endocrine Abstracts

A 21-year old male with a 4 year history of tip 1 diabetes mellitus was admitted for diabetic ketoasidosis. The patient was on premixed insulin in two divided of 20 units. He had poor control of diabetes with no regular follow up. His height was 141 cm (3rd persentile), and weight was 36 kg (3rd percentile). These anthropometric findings demonstrated low-height for his age. His bone age was consisted with 16 years. Physical examination revealed moon face, hepatomegaly, short s...

Aim: Subclinical Hypothyroidism (SH) is associated with cardiovascular disorders which may include increased risk for atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction and myocardial dysfunction.To investigate the prevalence of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and the effect of L-thyroxin therapy on myocardial performance using conventional echocardiographic parameters.Method: The study includes 95 pa...

Introduction: It has been shown with many studies that sulphonylureas may have a negative effect on parameters of insulin resistance while improving glucose regulation. However not all of the sulphonylureas have the same effect. This analysis assessed the different effects of sulphonylureas on some metabolic parameters of insulin resistance.Method: Newly diagnosed 25 T2DM individuals who were naive of oral antidiabetic therapy were recruited and randomiz...

Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) highly correlates with cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We aimed to determine the cardiovascular mortality and morbidity incidence regarding CCA-IMT and Framingham Score compared with preceding results of T2DM individuals. Our aim was to determine whether ultrasonographic evaluation of carotid arteries may predict cardiovascular mortality, morbidity and diabetic complications in T2DM patients.<p class="abstext...