Endocrine Abstracts

Actuality: According to the World Health Organization, the escalating international epidemic of obesity is now the most significant contributor to ill health. More than 30% of US adults are obese, i.e. body mass index (BMI) 30 kg/m2, and it is feared that one in three children born in the early 21st century will develop diabetes with a consequent reduction in lifetime expectancy. In Uzbekistan 20.2% of population is obese.Aims of study: Examin...

Background: Insulin pumps, devices for continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion have become fundamentally new and progressive step in the treatment of diabetes. To date, there has been no experience with the use of insulin pumps in UzbekistanAims and objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of insulin pump therapy in comparison with the regime of multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin.Materials and methods: Forty children and ...