Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity is recognized as a continuously growing, global public health problem. It is associated with increased risk of a variety of acute and chronic disorders.Objective: The aim of our work was to estimate the prevalence of obesity-related complications in a group of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.Methodology: Retrospective, descriptive study of a group of obese candidates for bariatric surgery recruited from...

Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess the nutritional status of elderly diabetics.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis including 40 diabetics aged over 65 years. All patients underwent anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index (BMI)), a biological assessment (fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)), a dietary survey and an assessment of nut...

Introduction: Nowadays, Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has become one of the leading causes of end-stage kidney disease.Aim: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and to investigate its association with other comorbidities associated with diabetes.Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was performed on 369 diabetic patients hospitalized in the c nutrition and metabolic diseases department. The ...

Introduction: Glycemic variability (GV), defined as an integral component of glucose homeostasis, is emerging as an important metric to consider when assessing glycemic control in clinical practice. The aims of our study were to study glycemic variability among a group of adolescents with type 1 diabetes and to determine the factors influencing this parameter.Method: This is a cross-sectional analytical study, conducted at the National Institute of Nutri...

Introduction: Eating disorders (ED) are common in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of eating disorders in a T1D population.Methods: This was a descriptive prospective study conducted in Department C of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis, including 52 patients with T1D. We evaluated the prevalence of eating disorders using the ‘Eating Disorder screening DEPS-R Scale’. A score > 20 indicates...

Introduction: Glycemic control in type 2 diabetics on insulin is a real therapeutic challenge. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical profile of type 2 diabetic patients on high doses of insulin and to assess their glycemic control after a reduction in insulin doses.Method: It was a prospective study conducted in the Diabetology Department of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis with type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) hospitalized on a ...

Introduction: Somatotropin macroadenomas are associated with a considerable risk of ophthalmological impairment. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of ophthalmological complications and their associated factors in patients with acromegaly.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including 28 patients with somatotropin adenomas and followed in the endocrinology department of Charles Nicolle Hospital. Clinical, biochemical and imaging ...

Introduction: Hyperuricemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between lipid profile and blood uric acid levels in an adult population with obesity.Methods: Retrospective study including 200 patients with obesity who consulted the Obesity Unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis in 2021. Data were collected from patients’ medical records. The lipid profil...

High blood pressure of endocrine origin remains a rare cause of hypertension. The interest of the research of endocrine hypertension lies in the severity of certain forms and its potentially curable and reversible nature, hence the interest of oriented screening. The aim of our work was to study the profile of endocrine hypertension among a population suffering from secondary diabetes. This is a retrospective descriptive study of 55 patients followed in endocrinology departmen...

Introduction: Gynecomastia is a benign proliferation of the human mammary gland that results from an imbalance between androgens and estrogens. It can be physiological at different stages of life (birth, adolescence, senescence) or secondary to drugs or diseases leading to androgen decline or estrogen elevation. We report a case of an important gynecomasty in a 5 year old boy.Case report: A boy 5-year-old with no medical history consulted for a gynecomas...