Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nutritional management and adequate food intake is one of the fundamental cornerstones in the treatment of Type 1Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 DM) to achieve optimal diabetes control, and reduced risk of micro vascular complications. Despite this emphasis on the importance of dietary education and management, the actual dietary intake of Tunisian adolescents with diabetes is not well documented.Aim: The aims were to describe the food and nutrie...

Introduction: Urinary tract infection is worrying in diabetic patients especially unbalanced. Contracting a multidrug-resistant bacterium is even more alarming since it narrows the therapeutic means in a patient whose immune system is already weakened by the diabetes. The objective of this study is to describe the clinical and metabolic characteristics of a population of diabetic patients with urinary tract infection.Methods: This is a retrospective stud...

Introduction: Diarrhea is an undesirable effect that affects almost one third of patients on metformin.When it appears late, it becomes difficult to attach it to metformin, especially in polymedicated patients or with complicated diabetes. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and biological characteristics of a population with chronic metformin-induced diarrhea and to characterize this diarrhea.Methods: This is a prospective study inclu...

Introduction: The twenty-four hour nature of healthcare demands many nurses and midwives work in shifts. However night work shift is associated with adverse health outcomes like higher risks of obesity; and an unhealthy diet may be a contributing factor. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out for one month, about midwives in delivery room in five university hospitals in Tunis. For this population there is no worker on the day but rath...

Introduction: The prevalence of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been increasing recently. Educating women of childbearing age about GDM, its risk factors and complications may help its prevention and improve its outcomes. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of Tunisian pregnant women about gestational diabetes, its risk factors and its consequences.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among pregnant women wh...

Aim: The aim of our study was to describe the lipid profile of Tunisian women after pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to analyze the influence of maternal age, insulin requirement and postpartum glycemic status on lipoproteins changes after pregnancy.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among pregnant women who were referred to the national institute of nutrition for management of GDM. The lipid profile included total choles...