Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aim: A direct link between obesity and micronutrient deficiencies has been established. These nutritional dificencies are mainly caused by poor-quality diets but also due to increased demands and have been associated with a wide range of physiological and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of obese patients and to investigate the possible association between funnctional disorders and micronutrient intake.<p cla...

Objectives: Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are associated with an increased risk of maternal fetal complications. Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion [CSII] has been shown to improve metabolic control and perinatal morbidity. Few studies have compared the use of CSII with SAP (sensor augmented pump) therapy to flash glucose monitoring (FSL) in pregnant women with T1D. We aim to evaluate the possible differences between both monitoring systems associated with CS...

Aim of the study: Functional disorders might be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of our study is to screen the micronutrient deficiencies of postmenopausal diabetic women and determine their impact on the functional disorders.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study made within the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, including 55 postmenopausal diabetic women which benefited from a dietary survey. Functional disorders...

Introduction: Sleep is essential for the proper functioning and the well-being of the body. Poor sleep quality has many negative effects on the patient health. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes and to identify the associated factors.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 51 patients and conducted in the nutrition department A of the institute of nutrition of Tunis. The patie...

Background and Aim: Obesity is a major risk for the development of hypertension. These cardiovascular risk factors are associated with nutritional targets. The aim of our study was to determine clinical characteristics, body composition and hypertension-related dietary patterns of obese patients with high blood pressure.Methods: This was a cross sectional study including 70 patiens. Clinical characteristics, anthropometric measures were collected. Body c...

Introduction: Trophic disorders of the diabetic foot and their complications represent a major public health problem. Treatment must be accompanied by quality therapeutic education to allow patients to self-manage their disease. The objective of this work is to evaluate, with the help of a questionnaire, the knowledge of diabetic patients on the diabetic foot.Materials and Methods: We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study among 50 diabetic patie...

Recurrent hypoglycemia is a major clinical problem. In fact, it disrupts blood glucose regulation and greatly impacts the daily lives of those affected. Maintaining glycemic balance is a real challenge indiabetic patients. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetics and to evaluate their knowledge.Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 120 type 2 diabetic patients follow...

Introduction : Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that commonly affects a young population. Its evolution can be characterized by a frequent occurrence of degenerative complications. Our aims were to study microangiopathic complications, lipid profile, and the presence of other autoimmune diseases in type 1 diabetic patients whose diabetes has been evolving for 10 years or more.Method : This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including T...

Introduction: Diabetic foot is known to represent a serious complication of diabetes mellitus, responsible for significant morbidity, disability and considerable financial implications. The prevention of this complication requires, first and foremost, a good patient education.Objective: To evaluate the current state of knowledge and practices of foot care in diabetic patients and to identify factors associated with a good educational level.<p class="...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a functional catecholamine producing tumor that originates from adrenal chromaffin cells and is an extremely rare cause of ectopic Cushing syndrome. We report clinical case of adrenal incidentaloma with the evidence of both pheochromocytoma and sub-clinical Cushing’s syndrome.Observation: A fifty-two year-old female patient was referred to our institution because of an incidentally discovered right adrenal mass. Al...