Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypoglycemia is a major obstacle to glycemic control in type 1 diabetics. Approximately two episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia occur weekly in type 1 diabetic and this risk increases with the duration of diabetes and the strict control1. The aim of this study was to identify the most frequent etiologies of hypoglycemia in hospitalized type 1 diabetic patients.Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study that ...

Introduction: The coexistence of hyperthyroidism and adrenal insufficiency in the same individual is a rare clinical condition.A total of 20 cases has been reported in the literature [1]. These two conditions may have the same clinical manifestations such as weight loss, asthenia, and digestive disorders and each one may mask the other. We describe the case of a patient presenting to the emergency department with acute adrenal insufficiency in whom associated hyperthyroidism w...