Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The aim of the study was to describe patients’ cognitive and emotional representations of type 2 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 50 adults with type 2 diabetes hospitalized in November 2023 in ward C at the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology. We used the translated and validated Arabic version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS 26....

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic pathology with multivisceral repercussions, and the oral cavity is no exception. Oral disorders in diabetic patients are frequent and varied, negatively influencing their oral quality of life.Objective: The aim of our work was to determine the link between the diet of the diabetic subject and oral health.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at INNTA among 30 diabetic in...

Introduction: Diabetics represent a major public health issue, which subsequently favors the regular intake of several long-term medications with drug prescriptions that can lead to the risk of iatrogenesis and iterative hospitalization.Objectives: The aim of our study was to find out patients’ knowledge in relation to the proper use of medication.Materials and methods: This is a prospective descriptive study carried out in Se...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease are two autoimmune pathologies that frequently coexist. This association implies specific nutritional management whose application by the patient is not always simple. We report An extream case of malabsorption in a patient with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease.Case presentation: This was the case of a 34-year-old with type 1 diabetes (T1D), celiac disease and vitiligo evolving since 13, 7 and 2 years re...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease. Long-standing diabetes increases the prevalence of degenerative complications. The aim of our study was to determine the clinical and biological characteristics of a population of type 2 diabetic patients whose diabetes had been evolving for more than 10 years.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study about 100 type 2 diabetic patients hospitalized in the national institute of nutrition of...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to macroangiopathies and microangiopathies. The aim of our study was to describe the characteristics of these degenerative complications according to gender.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from September to December 2023, at Department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis. We included 70 patients with type 2 diabetes, evolving from 5 to 20 years, and with ages ranging fr...

Introduction: Diabetes is currently a worldwide pandemic. Neuropathy is Among its most disabling complications. We report the case of a patient with diabetic neuropathy with atypical presentation.Case presentation: This is a 54-year-old patient hospitalized at department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (HbA1C=11.2%). Her diabetes has been evolving since 8 years. She was put on insulintherapy since 2 year...

Introduction: Anemia is a pathology frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to determine the characteristics of anemia in a population of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Department C of the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. Recruitment was spread over 2 months. We enrolled patients hospitalized for diabetes control with anemia, as defined by the World Healt...

Introduction: Obesity is often associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to investigate associations between obesity and degenerative complications of diabetes mellitus.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis including patients hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes, in November and December 2023. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric parameters, past medica...