Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The number of patients with diabetes has been increasing at an alarming pace for the last decade. Sexuality is frequently affected in diabetic patients.The aim of this study was to describe the clinical profile of a group of type 2 diabetic patients suffering of erectile dysfunction (ED).Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study involving a population of 70 type 2 diabetic patients recruited from the day hospital ...

Aim: The aim of our study was to compare the clinical profile of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who are hospitalized in our service for diabetic ketoacidosis.Methodology: This was a descriptive study involving 121 diabetic patients hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis in the C department of diabetology of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis.Results: Of the 121 subjects studied, 57.85% are type 2 diabetic patients an...

Aim: Morbid obesity associated with obesity-related diseases has a negative impact on the quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of bariatric treatment on the quality of life among patients with morbid obesity who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.Methodology: Thirty obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy were included in our study. Their weight, height, body mass index were measured at baseline and 6 months after surgery. The qu...

Background: A high prevalence of vitamin deficiencies in obese subjects has been reported. Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment of morbid obesity, but this treatment can result in secondary vitamin deficiency.Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the folic acid status in obese patients before sleeve gastrectomy.Methods: This was a descriptive study including a population of obese patients reffered to our ...

Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of sleeve gastectomy on weight loss 6 months after surgery.Methodology: This was a prospective study including 30 obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. Their weight,height, BMI, fat mass index and waist circumfernce, were measured at baseline and 6 months after surgery.Results: Mean patient age was 36.77±7.82 .80% of the study patients were women. There were signific...