Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The vascular risk in type 1 diabetics appears to be secondary to the premature development of atherosclerosis.The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics of the lipid profile of a type 1 diabetic population as well as the different factors that can influence these changes.Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study including 30 type 1 diabetic patients, followed at the National Institu...

High blood pressure is a condition that is frequently associated with diabetes. It aggravates the prognosis of the diabetic by increasing the cardiovascular risk and accelerating the occurrence of degenerative complications. The aim of our work was to study the effect of the association of high blood pressure and diabetes on the degenerative complications of diabetes. This is a descriptive retrospective study conducted at the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition...

Introduction: Insulin therapy ( IT) in type 2 diabetes( T2D) is an integral Pharmacologic Approache because of the progressive nature of the disease. Insulin improves glycemic control and reduces the risk of microvascular complications. It’s however associated with weight gain as a side effect which promotes insulinoresistance and cardiovascular morbi–mortality.In this work we evaluated long–term weight gain in insulin–treated pat...

Lipid abnormalities are common in diabetic patients, increasing their cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study is to compare the lipid profile between type 1 and type 2 diabetics. This is a retrospective study of 100 patients, half of them have type 1 diabetes (group 1) and the other half have type 2 diabetes (group 2), hospitalized in department A of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis between January 2017 and June 2017. Type 2 diabetics were older than type 1 diabe...

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a high-risk vascular risk situation. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of MS in a population of diabetic patients.Methods: It was a descriptive study conducted from March to September 2017 on 122 diabetics hospitalized at the National Institute of Nutrition. The SM is defined according to the IDF 2005 criteria. All patients underwent careful questioning, a complete clinical examination with anthro...

Introduction: In order to avoid the spread of the Corona Virus disease, Tunisia has imposed strict confinement measures. The lockdown may change Tunisian’s physical activities.The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity among adults in Tunisia.Methods: It was a transversal study conducted from 31th of May to 06th of June 2020. The target audience was adults aged between 18 and 65...

IntroductionOne of the major complications of diabetes that can lead to blindness is diabetic retinopathy. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of this complication in a type 2 diabetic population as well as its various risk factors.Methods:This is a retrospective study including 100 type 2 diabetic patients followed up in the ’C’ department of nutrition and diabetology at the Na...

Background: Metformin is the most known oral glucose-lowering medications. It is considered to be the optimal first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.GoalThe aim of the study was to describe the clinical and biological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with metformin.Methods: This was an observational study conducted among 57 patients with type 2 diabetes mellit...