Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Glucose metabolism disorder (GMD) is a classic complication of acromegaly, but its frequency varies from study to study.Aim: We aimed to analyze GMD frequency in our population, and predictive factors such as: family history of diabetes mellitus (DM), age, gender, and GH rates.Subjects and methods: It is a prospective study where 75 hypersomatotropic subjects were analyzed. They all had fasting and postprandial blood ...

Introduction: Glucose metabolism disorder (GMD) is a classic complication of acromegaly, but its frequency varies from study to study.Aim: We aimed to analyze GMD frequency in our population, and predictive factors such as: family history of diabetes mellitus (DM), age, gender, and growth hormone (GH) rates.Subjects and methods: It is a prospective study where 75 hypersomatotropic subjects were analyzed. They all had fasting and po...