Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Muslims including many patients with diabetes mellitus practice dawn to sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan. Using CGM recorded data we have investigated glucose excursions with Ramadan fasting in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and good glycaemic control.Methods: Thirty-four patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (8 female, 26 male, age 46.5±11.1 years, HbA1c 6.9±1.0%, BMI 29.5±6.5 kg/m2) ...

Introduction: Over the last decade there has been a steady rise in obesity and co-morbidity, but little is known about the rate of metabolic dysfunction among young adults in the United Arab Emirates. Various factors have been implicated as biomarkers of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The objective of this study was to analyze the relationships of various biomarkers (leptin, C-reactive protein (CRP), adiponectin, insulin, and uric acid) to the MetS components in lean, overweight, ...