Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Bronchial Asthma is characterized by inflammation and airway hyperesponsiveness, which results in episodic airflow obstruction. A relationship between inflammation and insulin resistance has been previously noted and asthma is known to correlate with insulin resistance.Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of asthma in type 2 DM patients,presented in ‘IKEDA’ Hospital, in the period of time January 2010–Decemb...

Background: Micro and macroangiopathy are two major complications of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and nephropathy (ND) which represented microangiopathy, are present early in type 2 diabetes. Macroangiopathy represented by atherosclerotic process assessed through intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid artery. Microalbuminuria (MI) predictor of ND is associated with DR in type II diabetic patients and is a reliable marker of DR. The aim was to search for association bet...