Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Graves’ Orbitopathy (GO) is the most common extra thyroidal feature of autoimmune thyroid disease presentation. It is characterized by development of orbital inflammation that involves both, adipose tissue and extra-ocular muscles. The condition is associated with increased psychological burden and in severe cases may lead to optic nerve damage, causing blindness. While most patients with GO present with bilateral disease, asymmetric or unilateral GO may affec...

Aim: To assess the impact of education of people with T2DM and complications. Patients and methods. Observational study, 100 T2DM patients of age 35–75 years, both sex, duration of DM >1 year.Results. From 100 T2DM 47% were male sex and 53% female. Mean age 60.45±8y, duration of DM 10.45y±3 y. Average A1c 8%±0.6, BMI 27%, systolic BP 140±6 mmHg, TG 2.2±0.3 mmol/L, LDL 4.0±0.6 mmol/L. Education (diet, physical activities, drug compliance) ...

Aim: To define impact of diabetic retinopathy as a risk factor at peoples with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot.Material and methods: One hundred hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes, screened for diabetic foot and diabetic retinopathy for 1 year. Clinical examination and laboratory investigations were evaluated.Results: From 100 patients, 53% were female and 47% male, duration of diabetes 10.47±4.77 years. Mean HbA1c w...