Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding lixisenatide to uncontrolled type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients treated with insulin.Methods: A prospective uncontrolled study was designed. Primary endpoints (measured at 3 and 6 months) were change in HbA1c, weight, and insulin doses. Variables analysed were: HbA1c level, insulin and other hypoglycaemic agents doses, capillary glucose tests, number and type of hypoglycaemias, side effects and body comp...

Background: Recent studies have shown that the incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is increasing.Objective: Evaluate the incidence of DCT in a center of the south of Spain for the last 15 years and analyse the clinical and morphological factors related to DTC.Methods: We reviewed the series of patients undergoing thyroid surgery at our hospital over a 15-year period and identified patients with DTC. Patients were divid...

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a web-based telemedicine system for monitoring glucose control in pregnant women with diabetes on health care visits, metabolic control and pregnancy outcomes.Subjects and methods: A prospective, single-centre, and interventional study with two parallel groups was performed in Puerto Real University Hospital (Spain). Women were assigned to two different glucose monitoring groups: control group...

Objectives: To describe modifiable sociodemographic and clinical risk factors predictive of severe hypoglycemia with need for urgent health care in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).Methods: Multicenter, observational and retrospective study with case-control design.Cases: T1DM adults with severe hypoglycemia, defined as glycemia <70 mg/dl requiring urgent out-of-hospital health care for its resolution. Data source, geographic...