Endocrine Abstracts

A 39-year-old man was referred to the endocrinology clinic with a suspected phaeochromocytoma. He had a history of hypertension, episodic flushing and erectile dysfunction. He denied any recreational drugs abuse. His past medical history included primary hypogonadism of unknown cause and hypertension. He was on ramipril 5 mg od, atenolol 50 mg od and susatnon injections.Clinical examination was unremarkable away from BMI of 35, facial flushing and raised...

Introduction: Impaired glucose regulation (IGR) is usually defined as impaired fasting glucose (IFG, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is between 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT, 2 hour postprandial glucose (PPG) is 7.8 to 11 mmol/L). More recently, a haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 42 but <47 mmol/mol has been suggested to indicate an increased diabetes risk. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are strongly associated with insulin resistance a...