Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Even though pituitary apoplexy usually occurs in the context of a pituitary adenoma, it can also occur over other tumours, which is less common in adulthood and has faster growth and aggressiveness. It can also produce clinical, analytical and even radiological indications that are indistinguishable from a pituitary adenoma with ischemic and/or haemorrhagic events.Case report: A 43-year-old female, with no medical history of interest except...

Introduction: T-Coach program is a phone support platform for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated with insulin glargine 300 U/ml in order to adjust basal insulin dose, reinforce diabetes education and encourage patients to get their goals through regular phone calls. The aim of the study was to evaluate T-Coach program effectiveness in metabolic control and level of satisfaction in patients with T2D.Methods: We conducted a retrospe...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment in order to achieve an important weight loss and improvement of metabolic comorbidities. This study aimed to assess the clinical factors that can influenced on evolution of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity patients after bariatric surgery.Methods: We conducted a cohort study with a sample of patients with type 2 diabetes and class II obesity or above who underwent bariatric surgery at Hospital Un...

Objective: To evaluate the characteristics and glycemic control in admitted patients with type 2 diabetes and high vascular risk. To analyze therapeutic switch effect at hospital discharge on medium term metabolic control.Methods: Cross-sectional study including patients with type 2 diabetes and high vascular risk. Demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, and diabetes treatment at baseline and discharge were analized. We used a sp...

Objective: To evaluate in our area BICI therapy efficacy in pregestational type 1 diabetes.Methods: We conducted a descriptive retrospective analysis studying metabolic control and obstetrics results in patients with pregestational type 1 diabetes, treated with BICI between 2004 and 2012 in our hospital.Results: We evaluated 28 patients with type 1 diabetes and diabetes duration of 17.3±6.6 years. In 27.3% of patients the trea...

Objectives: To analyse the levels of anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, bulimic behaviour, concern about body image and the quality of life of patients included in the care process following bariatric surgery, in our field.Methods: Observational study of the patients included in the care process for bariatric surgery at University Hospital Puerta del Mar. Two cohorts were identified according to their situation before or after surgery. Studies were made...

Objectives: To determine the habits and lifestyle of the morbidly obese before and after bariatric surgery.Material and methods: Transversal study of two groups of morbidly obese patients attending the Endocrinology Unit of Puerta del Mar, Cádiz: one group before and the other after bariatric surgery. Clinical and analytical data of the patients was collected: socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics, Bulit-R Questionnaire (Bulimia), BIS (imp...

Introduction: Obesity is a multifactorial disease associated with numerous comorbidities. Bariatric surgery is postulated as an effective tool in weight loss and improves associated pathologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the safety and the effects on major comorbidities associated with morbid obesity of gastric bypass (GBP) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) 2 years after intervention.Methods: Cohort study with intrasubject measures (bef...

Introduction: The objective is to evaluate the relationship between early blood pressure alterations (detected by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (abpm)) and the development/progression of retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes clinically normotensive.Methods: We designed a prospective observational study of 85 patients, clinically normotensive and without microalbuminuria, monitored over 7 years. Abpm was performed over 24 h and subclinical h...

Introduction: The objective is to evaluate the relationship between early blood pressure alterations (detected by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (abpm)) and the development of microalbuminuria and arterial hypertension in patients with type 1 diabetes clinically normotensive.Methods: We designed a prospective observational study of 85 patients, clinically normotensive and without microalbuminuria, monitored over 7 years. Abpm was performed over 24 ...