Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionFacing the repeated failures of the medical management of obesity, bariatric surgery offers a promising therapeutic option in terms of achieving weight loss and metabolic benefits. Our study aimed to assess the impact of sleeve gastrectomy on uric acid metabolism in obese subjects.MethodsThis was a repeated retrospective cross-sectional study including 40 obese patients who were followed up at the...

IntroductionObesity is an undeniable global health problem that has taken on epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries. Bariatric surgery offers a promising therapeutic option mostly in the face of frequent failures of dietary management of obesity. Our study aimed to describe the evolution of parameters of liver function after sleeve gastrectomy.MethodsIt was a retrospective study inclu...

Introduction: Lipid abnormalities are frequent in type 2 diabetes. They increase the risk of cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the lipid profile in patients with diabetes during hospitalization.Method: We conducted a prospective study in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis from October 2021 to January 2022. This work was carried out on the med...

Introduction: Diabetes balance is associated with a reduction in mortality and in cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes 1,2. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of chronic diabetes imbalance in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a department of diabetology at the Institute of Nutrition of Tunis during 3 months (from September 2021 until December 2021). Patients hospitaliz...

Introduction: The chronic hyperglycemia related to inadequately controlled diabetes is involved in the onset of degenerative complications, responsible for disabilities. The objective of the present study was to determine the long-term complications observed in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: We used a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition (Tunisia). This work was carried out on t...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease. Its management may require frequent hospitalization. The aim of our study was to determine hospitalization reasons in the diabetic department of The National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis.Method: It was a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis for three months. The study was carried out on the medical records of hospitalized patients.<...

Background: The management of diabetic foot starts with prevention, mainly based on the early detection of peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease, called podiatric risk assessment. This risk must be evaluated in all type 2 diabetics since the discovery. The aim of this study was the assessment of diabetic foot ulcer risk according to International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) and the identification of risk factors for developing foot lesions.<p...