Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Persons with diabetes may need to be hospitalized in order to improve diabetes balance. We aimed to evaluate the benefits from hospitalization in a diabetes department on glycemic parameters.Method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on diabetic patients consulting for the first time after a hospitalization in the department (C) of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis for the management of a poorly controlled diabe...

Objective: The objective of our study is to describe the lipid parameters of pregnant women with diabetes during the three trimesters of pregnancy.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study that looked at 44 diabetic pregnant women. Clinical biological data were collected from medical records. The personal history of dyslipidemia, pathologies, and medications that may interfere with lipid parameters have been eliminated.R...

Aim: The aim of our study was to describe oral health care behaviors among diabetic patients in Tunisia.Method: This was a cross-sectional study involving diabetic patients hospitalised in the C department of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis between August and October 2016. A questionnaire contained a combination of open and close ended questions was specifically developed for this study. Patients were asked to answer questions related to the...

Introduction: The objective of our study was to study the evolution of the weight of a population of diabetic patients previously educated and having fasted the month of Ramadan.Methods: This is a prospective study that involved 140 patients who wish to fast the month of Ramadan (2016) and who have presented themselves at consultations dedicated to preparing diabetic patients wishing to fast, organized at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis (Dep...

Introduction: Several studies have been conducted to study the effect of fasting on the clinical and metabolic parameters of patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, particularly diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Our aim was to study the effect of Ramadan fasting on the clinical and metabolic parameters of a previously educated population of diabetic, hypertensive and dyslipidemic patients.Methods: This is a prospective study that invo...

Introduction: Therapeutic education is very important in any patient with a chronic disease such as diabetes. The objective of our study is to evaluate the knowledge of diabetic patients already educated about hypoglycemia.Materials and methods: This is a prospective study conducted on 50 diabetic patients hospitalized for equilibration of their diabetes in the “C” service of the Tunis National Institute of Nutrition and who were educated befor...

Introduction: The diabetic foot is a public health problem in Tunisia. The objective of our study is to evaluate the knowledge of diabetic patients on this entity.Material and method: This is a prospective study involving 60 diabetic patients hospitalized at C service of diabetology and nutritional diseases at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. The knowledge of these diabetics was assessed using a pre-established questionnaire.<p class="ab...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and metabolic characteristics of a population of diabetic patients previously educated and having fasted all month of Ramadan.Methods: This is a prospective study that involved 140 patients who wish to fast the month of Ramadan (2016).They presented themselves at consultations dedicated to preparing diabetic patients wishing to fast, organized at the National Institute of Nutrition of T...