Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aims: Diabetes causes immeasurable personal suffering and costs to the society, though diabetes and its complications are largely preventable. There are proven, affordable preventions available, that can stop or delay diabetes/complication development. Political Declaration adopted by UNO stresses importance of educational measures to promote health education and literacy. IMAGE Project/Toolkit on Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in Europe outlines education as corner...

Art-painting, poetry, music, is an inexhaustible source of inspiration and motivation. Patient education (TPE) in chronic diseases is a long and tedious process. To achieve high motivation one must use all existing possibilities. Art is the most potent tool to influence the conscious and subconscious of a person to motivate him/her to adhere to treatment and healthy lifestyle. Literature, and mainly W. Shakespeare, could be used for TPE, as deep understanding of existing healt...

Background: It is impossible to provide qualified diabetes care without patient education (TPE). Effect of education on treatment outcomes was demonstrated in 1972. Unfortunately in 1970-ies we lived in society, where many progressive ideas were not acceptable. Though progress at the end of 1980-ies leading Centers started to implement TPE. Methods: In Georgia first “5-day in-patient education course” was initiated. It was carried out at our Center. The Course was ba...

Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of a structured outpatient education and treatment program (SOETP) in type 1 diabetes patients (T1DM) patients during preconception care (PC) and pregnancy, and its effect on pregnancy outcomes. Study Methods: In total 173 women with T1DM were supervised. Maternal age was 28±8 yrs and diabetes duration - 12±7yrs. SOETP combined group and individual training. Stage 1 - preconception care (group and individual training). Stage 2 - i...

It is clear that effective control of blood glucose, hypertension and dyslipidemia, may prevent development of vascular complications in type 2 diabetes (T2DM).The aim of the present work was to reveal correlation between glycemia levels and mortality rate in T2DM patients (pts) with prior myocardial infarction (PMI).Materials: Totally, 131 T2DM pts with PMI were studied (mean age – 57.2±3.1 yrs; diabetes duration – ...

Background: It is generally believed that glycemic targets in diabetic pregnancies should mimic those found in normal pregnancies.Aim: The aim of the present work was to reveal how glycemia indices in pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), their infants’ birth weight (IBW).Methods: Totally, 128 pregnant women with T1DM were enrolled in the study (mean age – 26±7 yrs; diabetes duration – 10.2&#17...

Background: Impaired circadian blood pressure (BP) variation is a frequent phenomenon in hypertensive type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients (pts), and is considered a risk factor for development of cardiovascular complication. The aim - to assess the effect of Lacidipine on left ventricular mass (LVM) and BP in hypertensive T2DM pts.Materials and methods: Totally 32 T2DM pts with mild-to-moderate hypertension (20 m/12 f, mean age 57±9.6 yrs) were allocate...