Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The term ‘Diabesity’ defines the complex relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), that involves the convergent role of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation in amplifying the risk of systemic complications. To date, this link has not been fully characterized in terms of markers of tissue damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the newly diagnosed glycemic alterations and the biomarkers of tis...

Rationale and purpose: Glucose tolerance often changes in patients with pancreatic lesions and usually worsens after distal pancreatectomy; however, factors affecting interindividual variation in progression are unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the glyco-metabolic status in a series of patients undergoing pancreatic resection for treatment of benign or malignant lesions and risk factors involved in the developing T3cDM.Methods: We conducted an obs...