Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CH) or, as previously named, Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia (HH), constitutes a major cause of persistent and recurrent hypoglycemia, especially in the neonatal period, showing notable phenotypical heterogeneity among affected subjects. Mutations in genes implicated in insulin release, represent the majority of the cases of CH. Activating mutations of the Glucokinase gene (GCK) are responsible for mild forms of hypoglycemia usual...

Introduction: In glycolysis, glucose is converted into pyruvate. Patients with sepsis are prone to numerous metabolic alterations, including changes in carbohydrate metabolism.Aim: To assess glucose metabolism in septic patients during the first day of ICU hospitalisation and evaluate this vis-à-vis shock resolution.Subjects and methods: Ten patients with septic shock during the first day of ICU hospitalization were studied; m...