Endocrine Abstracts

Woman, 40 years old. Smoker and habitual drinker, history of toxic consumption, anxiety-depressive syndrome, postsurgical hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter in substitution treatment. Diabetes mellitus type 1 diagnosed in 2001 as a result of pregnancy, unstable, with poor chronic glycemic control, requiring frequent admissions to our hospitalization plant due to episodes of ketoacidosis. It requires high insulin requirements and does not present m...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has been used to screen for PIH and preeclampsia. To date, there are no data regarding ABPM in women with GDM. Currently, little is known in GDM about the role of inflammatory biomarkers in PIH development and their impact on perinatal morbility and the risk of future complications. With this study we aim to identify, in ...