Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Short stature is a common reason for pediatric endocrine evaluation and it can have a variety of causes, including constitutional, genetic short stature, dysmorphic syndromes, chronic illnesses and also endocrine disorders. Growth hormone deficiency accounts for 8% of the cases and it can be isolated or associated with other pituitary hormones deficiencies, congenital or acquired, such as in central nervous system tumors.Case report: A 15-y...

Background: Using new technologies, such as glucose sensors and insulin pumps, may help patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus achieve better glycemic control and quality of life. With the occasion of implementing the National Program for free distribution of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) starting with January 2019, children aged under 13 years were investigated in order to assess the association between previous use of CGMS and insulin pumps and the metabolic c...

Background: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease requiring constant management and a disciplined lifestyle, especially in children. Real-time continuous glucose monitoring system (RT-CGMS) can be a useful tool in maintaining good glycemic control. In our medical centre, beginning with January 2019, a National Program for free distribution of RT-CGMS has been set in motion. The results from one of our previous studies indicated a significant increase in glycosylated haemoglobin...

Background: Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (RT-CGMS) represent a minimally invasive method for frequent glucose monitoring, allowing a better glycemic control for patients with type 1 diabetes. With the occasion of implementing the National Program for free access to RT-CGMS, we assessed the 6 months impact of RT-CGMS on the metabolic control, evaluated by glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c).Methods: In this unicentric, prospective cohort study...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relevance of autoimmunity in the cytological results for the thyroid nodules referred to FNAB (fine-needle aspiration biopsy).Materials and methods: Our study included 590 patients who underwent FNAC in 615 nodules between December 2015 and January 2019. Besides demographic data and routine endocrine investigations (thyroid hormonal status, presence of autoimmunity, the actual or past use of levothyr...