Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes is one the most common chronic diseases found in children and youngsters.Objectives: Characterization of a sample of young type 1 diabetic patients, treated with multiple daily injections of insulin.Patients and methods: Analysis of patients files with ages between 11 and 26 years observed on diabetology consultation during the first semester of 2008, with diagnosis of diabetes for at least 6 months. P...

Introduction: Despite being a psychiatric disorder, anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated to severe systemic complications. The endocrine complications of AN are an opportunity for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. The authors report the experience of the Endocrinology Department in the treatment of AN in inpatient setting.Patients and methods: Retrospective analysis of 45 patients admitted with AN between 2001 and 2015 in the Endocrinology de...