Endocrine Abstracts

Male, 29 years old. Go to consultations in our center for a second opinion for assessment of hypoglycemia. The patient has reported, for 3 years, symptoms consisting of episodes of dizziness and headache predominantly during the day, which subside after eating food, and which increase in frequency in relation to exercise. He provides capillary glycaemia objectified in family glucometer between 40-70 mg/dl coinciding with the episodes. The patient was initially treated at anoth...

Objectives: To determine the lifestyle in patients with morbid obesity in a previous group and in a group after performing bariatric surgery.Material and methods: Cross-sectional study in two groups of patients with morbid obesity one before and one after bariatric surgery attended in the Clinical Management Unit of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Puerta del Mar Hospital in Cádiz. The clinical and analytical data of the patients, the sociodemogra...

Introduction: Both insulin resistance and oxidative stress are implicated in the pathophysiology of various diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis or liver disease. Furthermore, the uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) is involved in induced thermogenesis, related to the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of aerobic exercise on the inflammatory profile in patients with chronic hepatitis C.Metho...

Introduction: Transgender people are a population affected by a variety of negative health indicators. Studies report, among other conditions, a high prevalence of mental health problems, however, long-term longitudinal follow-up studies are scarce.Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life (WHOWOL-BREF scale), self-esteem (RSES scale), levels of anxiety (GAD-7 scale) and depression (PHQ-9 scale) of transgender people attended at t...

Introduction: Transgender people are a diverse population affected by a variety of negative health indicators. Studies report, among other conditions, a high prevalence of mental health problems and substance abuse. However, there are still health issues that have been poorly analyzed and long-term longitudinal follow-up studies are scarce.Objective: The aim of this study is to deep into the demographic characteristics and the psychosocial profile of tra...

Objectives: 1. To evaluate the effect after two years of bariatric surgery on comorbidities in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) and obesity grade II or higher.2. Analyze the surgical complications in these patients.Material and methods: Cohort study with intrasubject measures (before-after) in patients with grade II or higher obesity and T2DM, who underwent bariatric surgery (gastric bypass or vertical gastrectomy) at ...

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity has increased, reaching epidemic proportions. Framingham and REGICOR scales predict the likelihood of developing a coronary event in the next 10 years. The aim of this study was to assess the concordance of these scales in the stratification of cardiovascular risk (CVR) in a cohort of patients with morbid obesity.Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study in a sample of patients with morbid obesity evaluated from...

Introduction: In preliminary results of our group, we detected an association between the mean nocturnal blood pressure and development microvascular complications. The objective was to evaluate possible nocturnal blood pressure cut off points in relation to the development or progression of retinopathy, microalbuminuria and arterial hypertension in type 1 diabetic patients.Methods: We designed a prospective observational study of 85 patients, clinically...

Introduction: Even though pituitary apoplexy usually occurs in the context of a pituitary adenoma, it can also occur over other tumours, which is less common in adulthood and has faster growth and aggressiveness. It can also produce clinical, analytical and even radiological indications that are indistinguishable from a pituitary adenoma with ischemic and/or haemorrhagic events.Case report: A 43-year-old female, with no medical history of interest except...

Introduction: T-Coach program is a phone support platform for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated with insulin glargine 300 U/ml in order to adjust basal insulin dose, reinforce diabetes education and encourage patients to get their goals through regular phone calls. The aim of the study was to evaluate T-Coach program effectiveness in metabolic control and level of satisfaction in patients with T2D.Methods: We conducted a retrospe...