Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0029p512 | Diabetes | ICEECE2012

Glycemic control influences CA19-9, CEA and ferritin levels in type 2 diabetes.

Ure O. , Ata N. , Kucukazman M. , Tutal E. , Caglar F. , Hokkaomeroglu M. , Akin K. , Dal K. , Yilmaz H. , Kizilca G. , Beyan E. , Ertugrul D.

Objective: Diabetes mellitus is associated with various types of cancer. Exocrine pancreas function is also influenced by diabetes.Materials/Subjects and Methods: In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of glycemic control on tumor and inflammatory markers. Sixty eight type 2 diabetic patients, and 70 healthy controls comprised the study population. We measured fasting blood glucose (FBG), postprandial blood glucose (PPBG), serum total cholester...

ea0029p1314 | Paediatric endocrinology | ICEECE2012

The presence of thyroid nodules in our morbid obese patients and its relation with metabolic parameters

Sahin M. , Temizhan H. , Ucan B. , Cakal E. , Ozbek M. , Dogan H. Karakose , Unsal I. Ozturk , Gungunes A. , Bozkurt N. Colak , Arslan M. Sayki , Ozkaya E. Cakir , Karbek B. , Yilmaz H. , Akkaya E. Tutal , Delibasi T.

Objective: Insulin resistance may contribute to the development of nodular thyroid disease. Changes in thyroid morphology have been reported in obese patients. In this study, we examined the frequency of nodular thyroid disease in morbid obese patients (BMI>40 kg/m2) and investigated the metabolic parameters which may play a role in thyroid nodule formation.Methods: Three hundred and six morbid obese patients (296 women, 10 men) (age 46.2&...