Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0037ep454 | Diabetes (complications & therapy) | ECE2015

Lixisenatide improves glycaemic control and body composition in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients treated with insulin

Carral Florentino , Ayala Carmen , Pinero Antonia , Jimenez Ana Isabel , Exposito Coral , Garcia Concepcion

Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding lixisenatide to uncontrolled type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients treated with insulin.Methods: A prospective uncontrolled study was designed. Primary endpoints (measured at 3 and 6 months) were change in HbA1c, weight, and insulin doses. Variables analysed were: HbA1c level, insulin and other hypoglycaemic agents doses, capillary glucose tests, number and type of hypoglycaemias, side effects and body comp...

ea0037ep477 | Diabetes (complications & therapy) | ECE2015

Web-based telemedicine system is useful for monitoring glucose control in pregnant women with diabetes

del Carmen Ayala Ortega Maria , San Laureano Florentino Carral , Macias Carmen Gonzalez , Millan Ana Isabel Jimenez , Fernandez Alba Juan Jesus , Zaldivar Antonia Pinero , Calzado Concepcion Garcia

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a web-based telemedicine system for monitoring glucose control in pregnant women with diabetes on health care visits, metabolic control and pregnancy outcomes.Subjects and methods: A prospective, single-centre, and interventional study with two parallel groups was performed in Puerto Real University Hospital (Spain). Women were assigned to two different glucose monitoring groups: control group...