Endocrine Abstracts

We assessed glycemic status using oral glucose tolerance, 72-h continuous blood glucose concentrations by CGMS, calculate HOMA and QUICKI indices.Population: 15 adolescents with β thalassemia major.Results: Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) In the 15 thalassemic adolescents (age=19.75±3.08 years) showed that four had impaired fasting blood glucose level (IFG)>5.6 mmol/l. One of them had diabetes (BG=16.2 mmol/l at 2-...

We studied the growth data and bone maturation of 45 CH children (25 girls, 20 boys) with CH, diagnosed through the national screening program in Qatar, for 6 years or more to examine the effects of initial T4 dosage (50 μg/day) with adjustment of T4 dose to maintain serum fT4 concentrations within the upper quartile of normal range and TSH<4 mIU/ml. Birth weight, length and head circumference of patients (3.21±0.43 kg, 50.5±...

Chronic administration of L thyroxine to children with hypothyroidism may affect cardiovascular dynamics.Aim of the study: We measured the BP and heart rate (HR) of 25 randomly selected children with hypothyroidism in relation to their serum free T4, and TSH levels and thyroxine dose mg/kg. Methods: 25 randomly selected children with a mean age 9.6 +/- 4.5 years with the diagnosis of congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. They were...

Objective: To evaluate semen parameters and measure serum FSH, LH, Testosterone (T) concentrations before and 6 weeks after i.v. (800–1200 mg elemental iron iron therapy in adults with iron deficiency anemia.Patients and methods: This study investigated 11 adults with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) aged 40±5 years, with full pubertal development (Tanner stage 5, eugonadal) and capacity to ejaculate. They had iron deficiency anemia mainly due to d...

Introduction: Unequivocal evidence for the benefit of MDI, the analogs and CSII-treatment in children is lacking. This study assesses the effects of insulin pump (CSII) vs pens in treating children with type 1 diabetes for more than 2 years.Research design and methods: Diabetes control and anthropometric data of 94 children with type 1 diabetes who were on continuous s.c. insulin therapy using insulin pump were compared with those for 40 children with ty...