Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Millions of Muslims fast from dawn until dusk during the annual Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Most of the studies evaluating biochemical changes in diabetic patients during Ramadan showed little changes in the glycemic control. In this study, our aim was to assess the impact of fasting during Ramadan on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods and design: We examined 122 patients with type 2 diabetes (82 females, 40 males, a...

Background: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a relatively unusual condition that resembles many of the phenotypic features of obesity. The 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (1 mg-DST) is the most frequently used screening tool for CS. However, the lack of suppression after 1-mg DST may be found in obese patients. In the current study, our aim was to evaluate the clinical signs of CS and the 1 mg-DST in obese patients.Materials and methods: 354 patients ...