Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes balance is associated with a reduction in mortality and in cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes 1,2. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of chronic diabetes imbalance in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a department of diabetology at the Institute of Nutrition of Tunis during 3 months (from September 2021 until December 2021). Patients hospitaliz...

Introduction: The chronic hyperglycemia related to inadequately controlled diabetes is involved in the onset of degenerative complications, responsible for disabilities. The objective of the present study was to determine the long-term complications observed in hospitalized patients with diabetes.Methods: We used a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition (Tunisia). This work was carried out on t...

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease. Its management may require frequent hospitalization. The aim of our study was to determine hospitalization reasons in the diabetic department of The National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis.Method: It was a prospective study conducted in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis for three months. The study was carried out on the medical records of hospitalized patients.<...

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: 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...

Background: According to several previous studies, breastfeeding offers mothers an opportunity to lose weight and improve their metabolic profiles. The aim of the present study was to investigate weight variation in a population of postpartum diabetic women.Methods: We conducted a prospective descriptive study in pregnant women treated for pregestational diabetes and followed at the Department of Nutritional Diseases «D» of the National Institu...

Introduction: Chronic obliterating arteritis of the lower limbs is common in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Our aim was to determine the prevalence and characteristics in a tunisian population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 100 patients with T2D hospitalized in department C of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis. For each patient, we carried out a physical examination, we measured the systolic pressure index (SPI) and...

Introduction: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of the average size and activity of platelets. Higher levels of MPV are encountered in conditions with increased production in response to increased destruction of platelets. Some studies suggest an association between impaired platelet function and vascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study is to prove this association.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study...

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) affects young women of childbearing age. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is also increasingly affecting this age group due to obesity increase. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of diabetes affecting a group of women at procreative age.Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among pregnant women followed for pre-gestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases « D &#1...

Background: Breastfeeding offers short- and long-term health benefits to mothers and their infants. In the literature, many studies suggest that diabetic women breastfed their babies less than non-diabetic women. The aim of our study was to determine the breastfeeding rates in a group of diabetic women.Methods: It was a prospective descriptive study conducted in pregnant women followed for pregestational diabetes at the Department of Nutritional Diseases...