Endocrine Abstracts

Transsphenoidal surgery is the treatment of choice for acromegaly. Cure is defined by normalization of age-related IGF1 and sufficient suppression of GH in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). We investigated, if early postoperative hormone testing gives reliable information whether complete resection of a tumor was achieved and compared these findings with further follow-up data.So far, 22 patients underwent OGTT within a week after surgery, starting...

Context: Recent data from controlled clinical trials have demonstrated that GLP-1 agonists are a well-tolerated therapy-option for weight loss in obese patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus.Objective: To investigate whether continuation of treatment, side-effects and effect on weight loss of GLP-1 agonists are equally promising in dairy clinical practice settings in non-diabetics.Methods: Obese, non-diabetic patients of our int...

Background/Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) with potentially life-threatening course. Data on patient knowledge about DKA in German-speaking countries is rare. Thus, we aimed to gather data about T1DM patients’ knowledge in terms of DKA.Methods: Together with two T1DM patients and an experienced diabetes counselor, we developed an anonymous questionnaire covering general knowledge ...