Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: To evaluate thyroid gland dysfunction during interferon alfa (INF-alpha)therapy in patients with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)Methods: 58 patients with HCV and 18 patients with HBV were studied prospectively before and with 2 months intervals during INF-alpha therapy. Measurements of serum thyroxine,triiodothyronine, thyrotropine, triiodothyronine resin uptake, thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs), and thyroglobulin anti...

Introduction: People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus are frequently admitted to a hospital, usually for treatment of conditions other than the diabetes. Whether in hospital or not, glycemic control is likely to become unstable in these patients because of the stress of the illness or procedure, the concomitant changes in dietary intake and physical activity, and the frequent interruption of the patient’s usual antihyperglycemic regimen. Once in the hospital, the l...