Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are rare vascular tumours that may be associated with hypoglycaemia. Here we report a case of HPC with multiple metastases, accompanying severe recurrent hypoglycaemia due to the combination of different aetiologies.Case report: A 21 year-old woman was hospitalised due to loss of consciousness. The patient has been diagnosed as HPC by tibia mass biopsy 1 year ago. Tumour embolization was made several times. On admi...

Aim: Delayed gastric emptying affects a substantial proportion of patients with long-standing diabetes. On the other hand changes in gastric incretin hormones also play an important role in the pathophysiology of diabetes. In our study, we aimed to investigate the incidence of gastrointestinal disease in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes.Methods: A total of 73 patients with newly diagnosed pre-diabetes and diabetes were included in ...

Aim: Metformin is usually well-tolerated and commonly used oral-antidiabetic in type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. The most common side effects are gastrointestinal (GI) ones. It is proposed that, extended-release form of metformin has less gastrointestinal side effects. We aimed to compare the extended-release and normal-release form metformin in type-2 diabetic and prediabetic patients for gastrointestinal tolerability, weight effect and glycemic control.<p class="abstext...

Aim: Ghrelin plays an important role in stimulation of food intake and long-term regulation of body weight. In present study we aimed to investigate the effect of exenatide treatment on serum ghrelin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: Fourteen women patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin and exenatide were enrolled in the study. A mixed meal test was applied to the patients while they were using their daily medications. Serum ...