Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes is often associated with complications and comorbidities. Osteoporosis (OP) is increasingly recognised as a significant comorbidity of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of OP in postmenopausal women with T2DM and to assess the association between T2DM and bone mineral density (BMD).Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 50 postmenopausal women with type T2DM and 5...

IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disease, described by the World Health Organization as a global epidemic. An alarming increase in its prevalence among adults is observed in Tunisia as everywhere else in the world. Because type 2 diabetes preponderates among adults, few epidemiological studies focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) that occurs during the adulthood. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of DT1 among Tunisian a...

IntroductionPsychogenic polydipsia (PPD), also known as self-induced water intoxication, is mostly seen in psychiatric populations. PPD can lead to life threatening complications and may even be lethal if not diagnosed and treated early. The aim of this study is to determine the clinical and biological features of PPD.Patients and methodsA retrospective study including 11 patients consulting for polydipsia at...