Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The study was to characterize metabolic syndrome (MS) in type 2 diabetic patients (T2D pts) according to the definition of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and to test the hypothesis that this definition identifies insulin resistant subjects.Materials and methods: Three hundred and eighty-three (194 females, 189 males) T2D pts of age 62.2±10.4 years, HbA1c 7.5±1.4%, BMI 30.8±4.8 kg/m2 (mean±S.D.</sm...

Objective: The study was to establish the association between insulin sensitivity (IS) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) in type 2 diabetic patients (T2D pts).Materials and methods: 40 (21 f,19 m) T2D pts aged 58.1±10.2 years, BMI 30.1±5.8 kg/m2 (mean±S.D.); 36 (19 f, 17 m) normal glucose tolerant (NGT) subjects of mean age 57±10.1 years, as a control group in terms of IS, and 38 (20 f, 18 m) NGT subj...