Endocrine Abstracts

The patient who was operated because of pituitary macroadenoma causing acromegaly disease had insufficient suppression respond of growth hormone to postoperative oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). OCT LAR treatment had been started. On the 15.month of the therapy, the patient presented with failure of menstruation since four months, so pregnancy test was performed and pregnancy was diagnosed. The patient had used OCT LAR during the period without knowing that she was pregnant...

Background: Plasma carnitine insufficiency has been caused muscle weakness. Carnitine levels and pulmonary functions were lower in patients with diabetes.Objective: To determine whether pulmonary functions are correlated with carnitine levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.Setting: Internal medicine outpatient clinic of a university hospital.Methods: Forty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes and 34 healthy c...