Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionDiabetic peripheral neuropathy is a common degenerative complication of diabetes. The aim of our work is to focus on the prevalence of this complication in relation to the imbalance of diabetes in type 2 diabetics (T2DM).Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study, including 202 type 2 diabetic patients hospitalized in an Endocrinology-Diabetology department, over a 6-year time period. All ...

IntroductionThe number of elderly diabetics continues to increase and represent a large and great fraction of the elderly and diabetics. Thus the objective of our study is to show the particularities in this population.Materials and MethodsThis is a retrospective study included 107 type 2 diabetic patients aged 65 years and older hospitalized in an Endocrinology-Diabetology and Nutrition department of Mohamd ...

IntroductionAdrenal insufficiency is the most common complication after long-term corticosteroid therapy, to affirm or exclude the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency several authors suggest basal cortisol testing as first-line, however, others prefer stimulating tests (insulin hypoglycemia (IGH) or synacthen testing). The aim of our work is to Analyze the frequency and determinant of the biological adrenal insufficiency detected by stimulating tests....