Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Depression is a frequent pathology in elderly subjects, due to lifestyle changes, age and the high frequency of comorbidities. Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression in a group of elderly diabetics and to investigate its impact on diabetes control.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in a group of 200 type 2 diabetic patients, aged 70 years or more. We screened for depression using the 15-point geriatric depr...

Introduction: The number of elderly diabetics is increasing in Tunisia. We aimed to describe, sociodemographic, clinical and evolutionary profile of elderly diabetic patients.Methods: Retrospective study of elderly diabetic subjects was carried out. Data were collected from patients’ medical records and by questioning during a direct interview with patients.Results: Twohundred patients aged 70 and over, were included. The aver...

Introduction: Lipid abnormalities are frequent in type 2 diabetes. They increase the risk of cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the lipid profile in patients with diabetes during hospitalization.Method: We conducted a prospective study in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis from October 2021 to January 2022. This work was carried out on the med...

Introduction: Diabetes balance is associated with a reduction in mortality and in cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes 1,2. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of chronic diabetes imbalance in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a department of diabetology at the Institute of Nutrition of Tunis during 3 months (from September 2021 until December 2021). Patients hospitaliz...

Introduction: The chronic hyperglycemia related to inadequately controlled diabetes is involved in the onset of degenerative complications, responsible for disabilities. The objective of the present study was to determine the long-term complications observed in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: We used a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition (Tunisia). This work was carried out on t...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease. Its management may require frequent hospitalization. The aim of our study was to determine hospitalization reasons in the diabetic department of The National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis.Method: It was a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis for three months. The study was carried out on the medical records of hospitalized patients.<...

Introduction: Cognitive disorders are common in the elderly population. Diabetes accelerates cognitive deterioration in this population. We aimed to estimate the frequency of cognitive disorders in elderly diabetics ubjects.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study including200 elderly diabetic patients. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score. Participants having a score below 26 were considered cognitively impaired.ResultsMedian HbA...

Introduction: Chronic obliterating arteritis of the lower limbs is common in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Our aim was to determine the prevalence and characteristics in a tunisian population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 100 patients with T2D hospitalized in department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis. For each patient, we carried out a physical examination, we measured the systolic pressure index (SPI) and...

Introduction: The care of elderly people with diabetes depends on their clinical and functional state. The prognosis and therapeutic goals are impacted by the degree of fragility The aim of this study was to assess the level of frailty in a group of elderly diabetic subjects.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including twohundr edelderly type 2 diabetic patients. All of them were screened for the five Frieds’frailty criteria. A patient was co...

Objective: Our objective was to assess quality of life (QoL) in a diabetic population and to identify factors associated with its deterioration.Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 100 type 1 or 2 diabetic patients followed up at the outpatient department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. The QoL was evaluated using the questionnaire "Diabetes Quality of Life" (DQoL) validated in Arabic version. The latter is a...