Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nutritional management and adequate food intake is one of the fundamental cornerstones in the treatment of Type 1Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 DM) to achieve optimal diabetes control, and reduced risk of micro vascular complications. Despite this emphasis on the importance of dietary education and management, the actual dietary intake of Tunisian adolescents with diabetes is not well documented.Aim: The aims were to describe the food and nutrie...

Introduction: GH deficiency (GHD) represents less than 20% of short stature in children, the clinical, biological and radiological characteristics differ from one population to another.Methods: Our retrospective study describe 59 children (37 boys and 22 girls) with confirmed GHD. The average age of discovery was 95 months. About 20.3% of these children were born from a consanguineous marriage. Family history of anterior pituitary insufficiency was prese...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and metabolic characteristics of a population of diabetic patients previously educated and having fasted all month of Ramadan.Methods: This is a prospective study that involved 140 patients who wish to fast the month of Ramadan (2016).They presented themselves at consultations dedicated to preparing diabetic patients wishing to fast, organized at the National Institute of Nutrition of T...