Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aim: Clinical and experimental studies demonstrated that total insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels are reduced in the patients with poorly controlled diabetes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the levels of IGF-1 in patients with acute metabolic acidosis.Materials and Methods: 17 patients with thype 1 diabetes and moderate or severe metabolic acidosis were recruited for this study. Serum levels of IGF-1 were determin...

Background and aims: Clinical studies demonstrated that hypothyroidism can be a cause of hypercreatininemia. The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of hypercreatininemia in patients with primary hypothyroidism.Materials and methods: We retrospectively studied serum creatinine levels in 54 patients with primary iatrogenic hypothyroidism (iatrogenic hypothyroidism result seccondary to radioactive iodine therapy and surgery). Resul...