Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: International recommendations prohibit fasting of the month of Ramadan in patients with diabetes, particularly unbalanced ones.The aim of our study was to describe the evolution of the glycemic balance in unbalanced diabetics with an HbA1C before the fasting greater than 10%.Patients and Methods: This is a descriptive evaluative study carried out on 25 patients with type 2 and with an HbA1C before fasting greater than...

Aim: The objective of our study is to describe the evolution of the parameters of the lipid balance after fasting in a population of diabetic women, and to determine if the BMI before the fast is associated with the variation of these parameters.Materials and methods: This is a prospective evaluative study conducted on 44 female patients with type 2 diabetes who have received prior education and therapeutic adjustment adapted according to the recommendat...

Introduction: The diagnosis of diabetes often precedes the onset of degenerative complications.Method: We report the case of a patient who had consulted for a poor foot plantar perforation evolving for 3 months before the diagnosis of diabetes.Results: He is a 57-year-old active smoking patient with a family history of diabetes and hypertension who presented to the emergency department of the Tunis National Nutrition Institute for ...

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a frequent cause of chronic liver disease and is widely associated with metabolic syndrome. When associated with diabetes, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular events. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between hepatic steatosis and the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.Method: It is a retrospective study, including 184 type 2 diabetic ...

Introduction: High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are two pathologies that are often closely linked. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its effects on degenerative complications in a type 2 diabetic population.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 147 patients, followed at the Tunis National Institute of Nutrition for type 2 diabetes and comorbidities.Results: The mean age of...

Background: Shingles is dermatomal vesicular rash secondary to reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus. It is well recognized when it appears on the trunk, neck or face. Herpes zoster can be easily overlooked in case of dermatomal rash in lower extremity.Observation: A 32-year-old diabetic female was hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis. She had trouble walking because of painful rash on the plantar surface of the right foot. She reported the dev...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease. Its management may require frequent hospitalization. The aim of our study was to determine hospitalization reasons in the diabetic department of The National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis.Method: It was a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis for three months. The study was carried out on the medical records of hospitalized patients.<...

Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of our study was to describe the metabolic profile of postmenopausal diabetic women and to investigate a link between menopause and metabolic syndrome.Methods: A retrospective study of 30 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes was performed in the Nutrition C department of the national institute of Nutrition Tunisia between January and March 2022.</...

Introduction: RaisedCRP is observed in obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the absence of any inflammatory or infectious disease. Indeed, it may constitute a mark of cardiovascular risk and macro and micro-vascular complications. The objective of our study is to assess the association between raised ultra-sensitive CRP and macro-vascular and micro-vascular complications in a group ofpatients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).Materials and method...

IntroductionOne of the major complications of diabetes that can lead to blindness is diabetic retinopathy. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of this complication in a type 2 diabetic population as well as its various risk factors.Methods:This is a retrospective study including 100 type 2 diabetic patients followed up in the ’C’ department of nutrition and diabetology at the Na...