Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Long term control of glucotoxicity has been shown to increase the secretion of insulin and C-peptide (Cp) from beta cells. However, there is limited data concerning the effect of short term glycemic control and reversal of glucotoxicity on basal Cp. We aimed to investigate the change in serum Cp levels after short term glycemic control in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).Materials and methods: A total of 123 patients...

The most frequent pathology of primary hyperparathyroidism presented with the findings of hypercalcemia is parathyroid adenoma. Some patients having the signs of primary hyperparathyroidism may have intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma and it may be overlooked. We present a case of intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma presented with bone pain.47-year-old female patient referred to our clinics with bone pain and she had no pruritus, dry mouth, dyspepsia, abdo...

Introduction: Incretin based therapeutics have commonly been used in the last years for the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Linagliptin is a member of “dipeptidyl peptidase 4” (DPP-4) inhibitors and often preferred owing to some advantages over the others. We present a diabetic case developing skin findings after the initiation of linagliptin.Case: 66 year-old woman with a history of type 2 DM for 10 years was admitte...

Introduction: Most of the human studies suggested an association between obesity and low 25(OH)D3 0levels. It has been proposed that co-existence of vitamin D deficiency may have a role in the development of IR in obesity. We aimed to reveal whether any association was present between IR and 25(OH)D3.Materials-methods: 223 obese patients referred to our clinics were evaluated for the study. 24 patients with known diabetes mellitus were excluded. Finally,...

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine metabolic disorder that affects 5–10% of women of reproductive age. In various studies, it was found to be associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. Serum TSH levels were also reported to be increased in obese individuals. In order to define the impact of obesity on the subclinical hypothyroidism observed in patients with PCOS, we aimed to investigate subclinical hypothyroidism both in lean and overweight...

Objective: The number of studies that investigate thyroid functions in obese patients is limited, and little known about the effect of co-existence of type 2 diabetes mellitus on thyroid functions. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the spectrum of thyroid function in the both diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients.Materials-Methods: 145 obese patients who were admitted to our department of endocrinology and metabolism, between June 2014 and December 2...