Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes is an endocrinopathy due to insulin deficiency. Its treatment consists in administering an exogenous insulin simulating the physiological secretion. The objective of this study was to evaluate glycemic variability in a group of adolescents with type 1 diabetes treated with human insulin.Method: This is a cross-sectional study, including type1 diabetic patients treated with human insulin, who underwent continuous glucose moni...

Introduction: Mauriac syndrome is typically characterised by poor glycaemic control in type 1 diabetics. It is associated with diabetes, hepatomegaly, disturbed liver function and severe staturo-weight delay.Observation: We report the case of a young type 1 diabetic patient referred to our department for further management of a glycaemic imbalance. The patient was 16 years old, type 1 diabetic for 10 years on insulin analogues, with a history of vitiligo...

Introduction: Obesity is recognized as a continuously growing, global public health problem. It is associated with increased risk of a variety of acute and chronic disorders.Objective: The aim of our work was to estimate the prevalence of obesity-related complications in a group of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.Methodology: Retrospective, descriptive study of a group of obese candidates for bariatric surgery recruited from...

Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess the nutritional status of elderly diabetics.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis including 40 diabetics aged over 65 years. All patients underwent anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index (BMI)), a biological assessment (fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)), a dietary survey and an assessment of nut...

Introduction: Nowadays, Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has become one of the leading causes of end-stage kidney disease.Aim: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and to investigate its association with other comorbidities associated with diabetes.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was performed on 369 diabetic patients hospitalized in the c nutrition and metabolic diseases department. The ...

Introduction: Glycemic variability (GV), defined as an integral component of glucose homeostasis, is emerging as an important metric to consider when assessing glycemic control in clinical practice. The aims of our study were to study glycemic variability among a group of adolescents with type 1 diabetes and to determine the factors influencing this parameter.Method: This is a cross-sectional analytical study, conducted at the National Institute of Nutri...

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is the most common metabolic complication in type 1 diabetes. Although rarely dangerous, it significantly impairs quality of life. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hypoglycaemia in T1DM.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted over 3 months in ward C of the Institute of Nutrition, which included patients with type 1 diabetes.Results: Fifty-seven...