Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the frequency of diabetic retinopathy in prediabetik individuals and to evaluate the relevant factors.Materials and methods: A total of 118 persons between 20 and 60 years of age attending our internal medicine clinic between January 2006 and March 2008 were recruited for the study. The exclusion criterions were the presence of diabetes mellitus and use of antidiabetic agents. Fasting blood glucose between 100 and 125 mg/dl was de...

Background and objectives: Diabetes is estimated to affect more than half a billion people worldwide, of which approximately 9.5 million live in Turkey. Currently, glucoSemeasurements are made with invasive techniques (eg finger puncture or interstitial glucose sensors) that can negatively affect monitoring. In addition, since glucose results cannot be seen by physicians/nurses in real time, treatment decisions are delayed and diabetes control becomes difficult. As a group of ...