Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The study set out to determine the out-of-pocket and indirect costs of treating diabetes mellitus in Nigeria.Method: The study was conducted at two tertiary health facilities that are 25 km apart and operate under the same management, the Wesley Guild Hospital (WGH) and the Ife Hospital Unit (IHU) both in southwestern Nigeria. An interview-structured questionnaire and case note records were used to determine demographic variables, how much pat...

The purpose of this study was to measure well-being and treatment satisfaction among clinic patients with type 2 diabetes using a diabetes specific instrument as well as determine correlates of these measures. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Well-Being Questionnaire (1) and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (2). Other demographic and clinical indices of age, sex, body mass index, disease duration and blood glucose levels were also recorded. Sco...

Background & objectives: Vibration perception threshold (VPT) is the gold standard for diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The relationship between symptom severity and VPT remains to be determined. This study evaluated the diagnostic utility of symptoms using the NTSS-6 symptom score vis a vis Bio-thesiometry.Methods: diabetic patients with symptoms suggestive of peripheral neuropathy and 40 apparently healthy controls were studied. Detaile...