Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of the most frequently occurring hand complications in 1000 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Material and methods: patients (mean age 50±9.01 years, 34 women and 24 men) who had type II DM were included as a preliminary in this study. The presence of cheiroarthropathy, Dupuytren’s contracture, tinnel sign and tendinitis was assessed. All patients were evaluated also by the Rheumatology Division. Diabetic reti...

Aim: DASH questionnaire is a self-administered region-specific outcome instrument developed as a measure of self-rated upper-extremity disability and symptoms. The DASH consists mainly of a 30-item disability/symptom scale. In this study, we aimed to evaluate DASH Questionnaire in 1000 type two diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.Material and methods: Fifty-eight patients (mean age 50±9.01 years, 34 women and 24 men) who had type II DM were included as ...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to assess psychiatric symptoms in 1000 type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.Material and methods: Fifty-eight patients (mean age 50±9.01 years, 34 women and 24 men) who had type II DM were included as a preliminary in this study. The presence of cheiroarthropathy, Dupuytren’s contracture, tinnel sign and tendinitis was assessed. Diabetic retinopathy was assessed by direct ophthalmoscopy. Urinary albumin excretion ...