Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Depression and type 2 diabetes are often associated, but until now their exact relationship has remained unclear. The aim of our work was to evaluate the prevalence of depression in type 2 diabetic subjects and to determine its impact on glycemic control.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the National Institute of Nutrition. We included 400 type 2 diabetic patients. To assess depression, we used the Hospital ...

Introduction: Polymedication is a major problem affecting an increasing number of patients, particularly the elderly which can be deleterious in terms of quality of life, morbidity and mortality.Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of polymedication in elderly diabetic patients.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Institut National de Nutrition in 2023 in diabetic...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and celiac disease are two frequently associated autoimmune pathologies. The association with hepatomegaly raises discussion of many diagnosis.Case presentation: We report the case of a 12-years-old T1DM girl admitted at department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis for diabetic ketosis. She has T1DM since 5 years, with poor glycemic control (HbA1C=10%) and poor therapeutic adherence. On examin...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease are two autoimmune pathologies that frequently coexist. This association implies specific nutritional management whose application by the patient is not always simple. We report An extream case of malabsorption in a patient with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease.Case presentation: This was the case of a 34-year-old with type 1 diabetes (T1D), celiac disease and vitiligo evolving since 13, 7 and 2 years re...

Introduction: Diabetes is currently a worldwide pandemic. Neuropathy is Among its most disabling complications. We report the case of a patient with diabetic neuropathy with atypical presentation.Case presentation: This is a 54-year-old patient hospitalized at department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (HbA1C=11.2%). Her diabetes has been evolving since 8 years. She was put on insulintherapy since 2 year...

Introduction: The aim of our study was to evaluate the weight status of a population with type 2 diabetes and with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and to study its association with hyperalgesic diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study about 100 T2DM patients hospitalized in department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis, and having diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diagnosed using the monofilament test and the ...