Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: Obesity, as a central piece inside metabolic syndrome, is as an independent risk factor for the onset, aggravated course, and poor outcomes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) including diabetic nephropathy (DN). Our aim was to investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS), diabetic nephropathy and renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Materials and Methods: 197 patients with T2DM (mean age; 56.1&...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common reason for secondary hypertension. Among adrenal disorders, rarely aldosterone- and cortisol-co-secreting adenomas (A/CPA) can lead to PA. 35 patients with A/CPA were reported to date and their mean age was 52 (range 34–80) years. We report an A/CPA in an adolescent girl presenting with hypertension combined with hypokalemia and signs of hypercortisolism.Case report: A 18-year-old girl admi...

Background: Millions of Muslims fast from dawn until dusk during the annual Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Most of the studies evaluating biochemical changes in diabetic patients during Ramadan showed little changes in the glycemic control. In this study, our aim was to assess the impact of fasting during Ramadan on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods and design: We examined 122 patients with type 2 diabetes (82 females, 40 males, a...