Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Technological advances in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) should aim to improve glucose control and quality of life in patients diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).Aim: The aim of our study was to compare different CGM and CSII devices on these targets.Methods: Sixty-nine T1D patients (mean age 39±12; 31 males) were recruited. 36 were on multiple daily insulin inj...

Background: carbohydrate counting is often performed inaccurately by patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We hypothesized that mobile App ‘Dietrometro’, that estimates CHO content of food figures, would ameliorate glucose control.Aim: To study the effect of ‘Dietometro’ on glucose control.Methods: 54 T1D subjects (aged 18-60 years, 26 males), on multiple daily injections (n=23) or continuous subcutaneou...

Background: Molecular analysis of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) was proposed to improve indeterminate nodules management. However, sensibility and specificity as well as the cost of molecular diagnostics require to be improved to increase their cost-effectiveness for medical practice setting. Raman spectroscopy (RS) demonstrated ability in separating benign from malignant thyroid lesions in surgically removed tissues, based on specific RS profile. This study aime...

Background: The normocalcaemic hyperparathyroidism (NHPT) has been defined as a condition with persistently normal total and ionized calcium levels in the presence of high levels of PTH. The clinical aspects of NHPT have been evaluated in different cohorts but the interpretation of these findings is confounded by differing methods used to rule out secondary hyperparathyroidism and by the small number of NHPT subjects enrolled. Up to now, there is no information available that ...