Endocrine Abstracts

A large number of endocrine pathologies can be associated to abnormalities in carbohydrate tolerance up to diabetes. The latter participates in the high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during these pathologies. The aim of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk in a diabetic population suffering from an endocrine pathology. This is a retrospective study conducted in the department of endocrinology at Charles Nicolle Hospital involving 54 patients hospita...

High blood pressure is a condition that is frequently associated with diabetes. It aggravates the prognosis of the diabetic by increasing the cardiovascular risk and accelerating the occurrence of degenerative complications. The aim of our work was to study the effect of the association of high blood pressure and diabetes on the degenerative complications of diabetes. This is a descriptive retrospective study conducted at the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition...

Introduction: Obesity poses a significant health risk and is linked to several comorbidities, including diabetes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on glycemic control in type 2 diabetics.Methods: It was a descriptive and analytical study, conducted in 200 diabetic patients hospitalized at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. Each patient received a biological assessment including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a glycem...

Lipid abnormalities are common in diabetic patients, increasing their cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study is to compare the lipid profile between type 1 and type 2 diabetics. This is a retrospective study of 100 patients, half of them have type 1 diabetes (group 1) and the other half have type 2 diabetes (group 2), hospitalized in department A of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis between January 2017 and June 2017. Type 2 diabetics were older than type 1 diabe...

Diabetes in paraneoplastic Cushing is often severe with a risk of acute metabolic complications.Observation n° 1: A 36-year-old patient, with no medical history, was hospitalized for inaugural diabetic ketoacidosis with no intercurrent infection. The physical examination found facio-truncal obesity, amyotrophy of extremities, melanoderma, arterial hypertension and severe psychiatric disorders. The blood tests showed an hypokalemia at 1.9 mmol/l. Hig...

Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome comes generally with permanent hypercorticism often complicated by diabetes which can be difficult to control. However, the cortisol’s excessive production may be cyclic or intermittent, and, therefore, complications may have a specific course which leads to diagnostic and therapeutic delay.Observation: We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with no previous medical history who was hospitalized for a Cushing&#14...

High blood pressure of endocrine origin remains a rare cause of hypertension. The interest of the research of endocrine hypertension lies in the severity of certain forms and its potentially curable and reversible nature, hence the interest of oriented screening. The aim of our work was to study the profile of endocrine hypertension among a population suffering from secondary diabetes. This is a retrospective descriptive study of 55 patients followed in endocrinology departmen...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that can have a significant impact on fitness for work. The aim of our study was to study the impact of diabetes on work activity in diabetics.Methods: It was a descriptive and analytical study. It was conducted in 200 diabetic patients at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. Patients received a clinical examination and standard biological assessment.Results: We include...

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia is the most serious side effect inherent in the search for good glycemic control in diabetic patients, which can be fatal and often cause significant physical and psychosocial morbidity.Aim: The aim of our study was to estimate the frequency of hypoglycaemia and to determine the factors associated with their occurrence.Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study. The study is conducted in 200 dia...

The progression of obesity around the world is largely responsible for the high blood pressure (HBP) most commonly associated with this condition. This morbid association leads to an increase in morbid cardiovascular mortality. The aim of our work was to study the prevalence of hypertension in a group of Tunisian obese people. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Obesity Unit of the Tunis Institute of Nutrition about 100 obese patients who visited betwe...