Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Data from literature suggest that combination of autoimmune diseases may have a major physical and psychological impact on type 1 diabetic patients. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of autoimmune thyroiditis on diabetic retinopathy.Methods: We conducted a descriptive observational retrospective study of type 1 diabetic patients, followed at the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology of Tunis, between December 2019 ...

Background: According to several previous studies, breastfeeding offers mothers an opportunity to lose weight and improve their metabolic profiles. The aim of the present study was to investigate weight variation in a population of postpartum diabetic women.Methods: We conducted a prospective descriptive study in pregnant women treated for pregestational diabetes and followed at the Department of Nutritional Diseases «D» of the National Institu...

Background: Breastfeeding offers short- and long-term health benefits to mothers and their infants. In the literature, many studies suggest that diabetic women breastfed their babies less than non-diabetic women. The aim of our study was to determine the breastfeeding rates in a group of diabetic women.Methods: It was a prospective descriptive study conducted in pregnant women followed for pregestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases...

Background: Diabetic foot represents a serious complication due to its prevalenceas well as its impact on functional and vital prognosis of the diabetic patient. The aim of our study was to assess the risk of foot ulceration in a group of long-standing type 1 diabetics.Methods: We conducted a descriptive observational cross-sectional study including type 1 diabetic patients who had diabetes for more than 20 years, followed at the National Institute of Nu...

Background: The management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is based on nutrition therapy associated to insulin therapy in second intention if glycemic targets are not achieved. The aim of this study was to assess predictive factors of insulin requirement in a group of pregnant women with GDM.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study at the Outpatient Department and functional explorations, in the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, between...

Introduction: Oligoelements are essential for body metabolism and normal physiological processes. Deficiency of these micronutrients is associated with multiple situations such as malnutrition. Despite numerous reports linking micronutrient deficiencies to serious health complications, attention to this issue is poor among clinicians.Objective: We investigated the nature of oligoelements deficiencies that arose in underweight patients in order to determi...

Introduction: Undernutrition is a pernicious and frequent situation that often remains undetected and insufficiently treated. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in adult patients seen in specialized nutrition consultation.Materials and methods: It was a cross-sectional study, including adult patients consulting our specialized nutrition unit in the outpatient department and functional exploration of the National Institut...