Endocrine Abstracts

Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the main tool in population based screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sometimes OGTT results are showing asymptomatic lowering of post-load blood glucose. Post-load plasma glucose (2hPG) level 3.9 mmol/l (70 mg/dl) and lower shows biochemical hypoglycaemia. Biochemical hypoglycaemia might be observed among individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance and in healthy population. The objective of the investigation was to assess a prevalenc...

Hyperprolactinaemia is a common endocrine disorder. Causes are related to physiological factors, pharmacological intervention and pathological conditions. There are a wide variety of drugs that can induce a significant hyperprolactinaemia frequently associated with clinical symptoms. The aim was to analyse clinical manifestation of hyperprolactinaemia in routine clinical practice.Material and methods: We conducted retrospective review of medical records ...