Endocrine Abstracts

Backgrounds and aims: Knowing about patient’s quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in delivering diabetes care and education. The purpose of our study was to estimate if the diabetes education improves patient QoL and reduces HbA1c levels.Material and methods: The study sample included diabetic patients who attended a 5-day educational sessions at the Service of Endocrinology in Tirana/Albania. Patients were evaluated regarding t...

Background and aims: Insulin therapy is an important part of diabetes treatment. A lot of studies have compared the efficacy of new insulin therapies, but in our country, specialists still have to demonstrate at the institutions the treatment’s efficacy and cost-effectiveness for new insulin analogues. The aims of our study is to evaluate the efficacy of analogues vs human insulins and differences between various analogue insulin, in type 2 diabetes patients, previously t...

Background and aims: Diabetic patients are at increased risk for macrovascular complications and lower extremity amputations. Knowing their metabolic control degree, and lipid profile, through an early intervention, we can reduce their risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and diabetes complications. The aim of our study was to determine the lipid profile of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.Patients and methods: Hundred patients, selected...