Endocrine Abstracts

Case: We report the case of a 22-year-old lady with pubertal arrest from a prolactinoma. She was diagnosed with a prolactinoma elsewhere at age 16 years when she presented with headaches, visual field defects and primary amenorrhea. She attained pubarche and telarche at ages 11 and 14 respectively. Pituitary MRI showed a 22 mm pituitary mass. Initial tests 6 years ago showed high prolactin, secondary hypothyroidism, low IGF-1 and gonadotropins. Cabergoline and levothyroxine we...

Introduction: Despite the established role of HbA1c in assessing chronic glycaemia, its role the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is still unclear. We aimed to determine the association between HbA1c and obstetric outcomes among our patients with GDM.Methods: We reviewed the antenatal records of 512 singleton pregnant women followed up in our center. Among the 180 patients that did a 75 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test OGTT, 64 met the IADP...

Introduction: Hyperglycemia is common in acute ischemic stroke and is associated with worse neurological outcomes. This study aims explore the association between hyperglycemia and short-term stroke outcomes.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 97 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke managed in a cardiovascular hospital. Hyperglycemia was defined as RBG > 7.8 mmol/l on admission, and was considered sustained if it persisted ...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) challenges our health systems because of its prevalence, chronicity, complications, cost and complexity of care. Auditing care processes and outcomes is needed for monitoring implementation of existing guidelines, designing interventions and tracking progress. We assessed the care processes (CP) and intermediate outcomes (IO) among patients with DM who attended the diabetes clinic of a tertiary hospital in ...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) challenges our health systems because of its prevalence, chronicity, complications, cost and complexity of care. Auditing care processes and outcomes is needed for monitoring implementation of existing guidelines, designing interventions and tracking progress. We assessed the care processes (CP) and intermediate outcomes (IO) among patients with DM who attended the diabetes clinic of a tertiary hospital in ...

Introduction: Insulin resistance (IR) is a fundamental defect in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) which is reported to be associated with other components of the metabolic syndrome including obesity and atherogenic dyslipidaemia. Routine measurement of insulin resistance in clinical practice is not practical, but other routinely measured clinical variables could predict the presence of IR. We aimed to determine the association of IR with obesity indices and lipid parameters in ...