Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels due to insulin resistance and the failure of pancreatic beta cells to compensate. T2D and its complications have reached epidemic proportions worldwide over the past four decades [1]. A very rare condition known as Type B Insulin Resistance (TBIR) is characterized by severe insulin resistance and the presence of circulating autoantibodies (autoAb) directed...

Introduction: Pregnancy is a challenging time to maintain proper thyroid function in mothers and to provide sufficient thyroid hormones to the developing fetus. Micronutrient deficiencies are very frequent during gestation. So far only a few microelements are recommended as a routine supplementation and there is a gap in understanding the mutual relationship between multiple trace elements. The study aimed to verify the micronutrient status concerning thyroid parameters in the...