Endocrine Abstracts

We report the case of a 35 yrs- old man, who was referred to our Department in 2012, for symptomatic nephrolithiasis and low bone mass. Biochemical evaluation showed moderate hypercalcemia [albumin-corrected calcium 13.1 mg/dl (8.6–10.2) and markedly elevated PTH levels [1391 pg/ml (13–65)] consistent with the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Neck ultrasound revealed three enlarged parathyroid glands. The patient underwent right superior and inferior ...

The use of FreeStyle Libre (FSL) or Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) system becomes increasingly popular among people with diabetes, especially type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and several randomized and controlled study have shown how its use is associated with less and shorter hypoglycemic events without deterioration of HbA1c. Nevertheless, there are not yet consistent and lasting data reporting the impact of FGM in people with diabetes in real-life conditions. In this study we evaluat...

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a feature of type 1 diabetes mellitus, but it can develop in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the presence of precipitating factors. Antipsychotics have been associated with pancreatitis without DKA or hyperglycemia or acidosis with no evidence of pancreatitis. To our knowledge, there are few reports of patients who developed pancreatitis and DKA during treatment with antipsychotis. We present a case of a patient who developed ...