Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The objective of our study was to identify maternal and biological factors associated with the use of insulin therapy in patients with GDM.Methods: Retrospective study including 100 pregnant women followed up for gestational diabetes during the year 2021. Information was collected from medical records and supplemented, if necessary, by telephone interviews with the patients.Results: The mean age of the patients was 32.7&...

Introduction: The vascular risk in type 1 diabetics appears to be secondary to the premature development of atherosclerosis.The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics of the lipid profile of a type 1 diabetic population as well as the different factors that can influence these changes.Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study including 30 type 1 diabetic patients, followed at the National Institu...

Introduction: Treatment adherence is fundamental in diabetes control. The aim of our study is to evaluate treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes and to determine its associated factors.Methods: Cross-sectional study enrolling 80 type 2 diabetes patients followed up in the outpatient department of the national institute of nutrition. The Morisky questionnaire was used to evaluate treatment adherence. Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), diabe...

Background and Aim: Patients with type1 and type2 diabetes both have a high prevalence of depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors in patients with diabetes.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 140 patients with diabetes. Patients’ demographic characteristics, current treatments, glycemic control, cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes-related complication...

Background and Aim: Diabetes is often associated with other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors wich elevates morbi-mortality in these patients. Primary and secondary CV prevention depends on the control of CV risk factor including low- density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level. The aim of this study was to assess the CV risk level of diabetic patients and to determine the rate of lipid targets achievement.Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional s...

High blood pressure is a condition that is frequently associated with diabetes. It aggravates the prognosis of the diabetic by increasing the cardiovascular risk and accelerating the occurrence of degenerative complications. The aim of our work was to study the effect of the association of high blood pressure and diabetes on the degenerative complications of diabetes. This is a descriptive retrospective study conducted at the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition...

Introduction: Obesity poses a significant health risk and is linked to several comorbidities, including diabetes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on glycemic control in type 2 diabetics.Methods: It was a descriptive and analytical study, conducted in 200 diabetic patients hospitalized at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. Each patient received a biological assessment including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a glycem...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is not a common cause of renal failure which remains under-appreciated. Herein we report a case of acute renal failure in a patient with a severe primary hypothyroidism in whom hormone replacement therapy with Levothyroxine has significantly improved renal function.Observation: A 72-year-old man was referred to our department for primary hypothyroidism. His past medical history included a coronary heart disease with a heart f...

Introduction: Due to the association of hyperuricemia with conventional cardiovascular risk factors, it is difficult to determine whether uric acid is an independent risk factor for the development of renal failure. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between uric acid levels and kidney function in type 2 diabetics.Methods: This was a descriptive cross–sectional study carried out from March to September 2017 on 122 diabet...

Introduction: Fasting the month of Ramadan is practiced by more than one billion Muslims worldwide, including type 2 diabetic patients. Its effects on body composition and body weight in type 2 diabetic patients are controversial.The objective of our study was to assess the evolution of anthropometric parameters as well as the body composition in type 2 diabetic patients who fasted the month of Ramadan.Methods: We conducted a prosp...