Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes is an uncommon type of diabetes mellitus due to chronic calcific non-alcoholic pancreatitis. It is associated to several particularities based on glycemic control and the occurrence of degenerative and metabolic complications, in addition to chronic pancreatitis complications.Observation: A 17-year-old male, with no familial history of diabetes and no alcohol consumption, was hospitalized in 1989 for keton...

Introduction: Therapeutic education of diabetic patients is an integral part of management care of the disease and a permanent way to empower patients and to promote their self-care. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of diabetic patients about their disease.Patients and methods: This prospective study has been conducted during 9 months and included 312 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosed at least 3 months ago. All...

Introduction: Among pituitary adenomas comprise approximately 10% of benign pituitary adenomas. These adenomas often arise in middle-aged men presenting with tumoral syndrome and endocrine profile of primary hypogonadism. Gonadotroph adenomas are more difficult to diagnose in women generally in perimenopausal or postmenopausal periods.Case report: A 33-year-old woman with a 10 years of history of sterility with dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain in relation to...

Background: Although the issue of cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients is widely discussed and recommendations for such screening are known, it is less common to do so for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Unfortunately, the mortality rate due to vascular complications is higher among type 1 diabetic patients than in the general population.Patients and methods: Seventy-six patients with T1DM history over 20 years were included in our s...

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a greater risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than those without T2DM. This risk is even further aggravated if they also suffer from hypertension and/or dyslipidaemia. However, better cardiovascular outcome can be reached by tight control of blood glucose, serum lipids, and blood pressure (BP).Patients and methods: One hundred and nineteen patients were consecutively enrolled. Wel...

Introduction: While severe GH deficiency (GHD) is a well-established feature of Sheehan’s syndrome (SS), the effects of GH deficiency in these patients has not been extensively investigated. In the present studyh we evaluated the cardiovascular risk in patients with SS.Methods: Twenty female with SS and well-treated with cortisone and thyroid hormones was included. Metabolic syndrome according to IDF-2005 criteria and insulin resistance estimated by...