Endocrine Abstracts

Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and can lead to microvascular and macrovascular complications. The aim of our study was to assess ED in patients with T2DM (n=21; 13 with diabetic neuropathy (DN), 8 without DN) and compare them with non-diabetic controls (n=10).Methods: ED was assessed by skin microcirculation (SM) and biochemical markers (BM) of endothelial function. SM was measured on the dorsu...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are linked to osteoporosis, making these patients at increased risk of developing fractures. In this study we aimed to investigate bone biochemical markers and bone structure in diabetic patients to compare with non-diabetic controls.Methods: We recruited 21 type 2 diabetic patients and 10 non-diabetic controls. Fasting blood samples were collected for markers of bone turnover (Sclerostin (SCL), RANKL, OPG, OPN...