Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nutritional status in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), especially with gastroenteropancreatic origin, may be affected and have an impact on prognosis and survival. Different techniques are currently available to assess nutritional status, but not all of them are accessible in routine clinical practice. In this context, Body composition of NET patients was calculated by computed tomography (CT) at L3 level to evaluate its importance on clinical prognosi...

Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial and complex chronic disease characterized by insulin resistance and a dysfunctional adipose tissue. T2DM patients usually present a state of low-grade inflammation due to a dysregulation of the cytokine production. Consequently, this seems to contribute to insulin resistance and beta cell failure associated with the progression of this disease.Objective: To examine expression of Interleuki...

Introduction: Funding of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been established by Madrid Health Service for adults with type1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) who meet specific criteria. This has brought to lightthe need foran increasedinvestment in care time. In our Division, a structured training program has been established, consisting of 2 training sessions (TS); the first one based on basic contents to initiateFlash-CGM, and the second one, more intensive and targeted, focused o...