Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lipid abnormalities are frequent in type 2 diabetes. They increase the risk of cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the lipid profile in patients with diabetes during hospitalization.Method: We conducted a prospective study in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis from October 2021 to January 2022. This work was carried out on the med...

Introduction: Diabetes balance is associated with a reduction in mortality and in cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes 1,2. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of chronic diabetes imbalance in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a department of diabetology at the Institute of Nutrition of Tunis during 3 months (from September 2021 until December 2021). Patients hospitaliz...

Introduction: The chronic hyperglycemia related to inadequately controlled diabetes is involved in the onset of degenerative complications, responsible for disabilities. The objective of the present study was to determine the long-term complications observed in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: We used a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition (Tunisia). This work was carried out on t...

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.<...

Objective: Our objective was to assess quality of life (QoL) in a diabetic population and to identify factors associated with its deterioration.Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 100 type 1 or 2 diabetic patients followed up at the outpatient department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. The QoL was evaluated using the questionnaire "Diabetes Quality of Life" (DQoL) validated in Arabic version. The latter is a...

Background: Sleep is crucial for brain function, productivity, physical and mental well-being. The objective of our work was to examine the relationship between short sleep duration and its associated factors (sociodemographic characteristics, mental health and chronic diseases) in adult individuals with obesity.Methods: Cross sectional study, including 100 obese adult patients consulting the Obesity Unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis i...

Introduction: hyperuricemia is a marker of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between lipid profile and serum uric acid concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Method: A retrospective study including 100 patients followed in the A department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. Data were collected from patients’ medical records. The lipid profile includes low density lipoprotein (LDL),...