Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In clinical practice guidelines for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) it has been proposed to perform thyroglobulin (Tg) stimulated by rTSH determination 6–12 months after initial therapy in patients with low or intermediate risk, in order to establish the absence of disease. The use of ultrasensitive Tg assays could avoid the need of stimulation to establish the absence of disease.Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of the determ...

Objective: Transition from pediatric to adult health care is a particularly vulnerable period for patients with inborn metabolic diseases.Our objective in this study was to evaluate the current transition of patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) in Malaga, Spain, by analysis of the metabolic control, medical care, patients satisfaction and phychosocial status.Material and methods: We evaluate all the patients transferred to our adult...

Introduction: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is a form of diabetes which is underdiagnosed and appears to have characteristics of both type 1 (autoimmune in nature) and type 2 diabetes (adult age at onset and initial response to oral hypoglycemic agents).Objective: To study features of patients with LADA diagnosed and treated in our clinic.Material and methods: Retrospective study of patients attended in our clinic in ...

Introduction: Research has demonstrated that knowledge about medications, diet, exercise, home glucose monitoring, foot care, and treatment modifications is necessary to effectively self-manage diabetes, and the assessment of diabetes-related knowledge is an important first step from which to individualize diabetes education programs and make evaluations of their effectiveness.Purpose: To assess the knowledge of diabetes mellitus (about the disease, its ...

Introduction: A key factor in the progressive increase in the prevalence of obesity is poor dietary habits. The treatment of obesity with regular diets often fail, so knowing the specific habits of these patients can be very useful to individualize treatment.Objective: Evaluate the dietary habits of subjects consulting for obesity in our clinic of Endocrinology and NutritionMaterials and methods: We conducted a survey of eating hab...