Endocrine Abstracts

High blood pressure is a condition that is frequently associated with diabetes. It aggravates the prognosis of the diabetic by increasing the cardiovascular risk and accelerating the occurrence of degenerative complications. The aim of our work was to study the effect of the association of high blood pressure and diabetes on the degenerative complications of diabetes. This is a descriptive retrospective study conducted at the C department of the National Institute of Nutrition...

Introduction: Obesity poses a significant health risk and is linked to several comorbidities, including diabetes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on glycemic control in type 2 diabetics.Methods: It was a descriptive and analytical study, conducted in 200 diabetic patients hospitalized at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis. Each patient received a biological assessment including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a glycem...

Aim: The aim of our study was to compare the clinical profile of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who are hospitalized in our service for diabetic ketoacidosis.Methodology: This was a descriptive study involving 121 diabetic patients hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis in the C department of diabetology of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis.Results: Of the 121 subjects studied, 57.85% are type 2 diabetic patients an...

Introduction: The glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans. In red blood cells, the pentose phosphate pathway is the only source of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADPH), and defense mechanisms against oxidative damage are highly dependent on G6PD activity. The occurrence of acute haemolysis in patient with G6PD deficiency and diabetes has been reported and ascribed to various mechanisms. Her we report a case of pat...

Introduction: Diabetes in the elderly is often accompanied by other comorbidities, particularly dyslipidemia, which considerably increases the cardiovascular risk in these patients.The aim of our work was to determine the lipid profile in elderly diabetic subjects.Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical study carried out on 100 elderly type 2 diabetics hospitalized in our department for unbalanced diabetes. Each patient unde...

Introduction: High blood pressure during pregnancy is associated with various maternal and fetal complications. This risk further complicates the pregnancy of diabetic women.Patients and Methods: We carried out a longitudinal retrospective study including one hundred pregnant women with type 1 and type2 diabetes, recruited from the patients monitored at the national nutrition institute during the period from January to December 2016.<p class="abstext...

Objective: The objective of our study is to describe the lipid parameters of pregnant women with diabetes during the three trimesters of pregnancy.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study that looked at 44 diabetic pregnant women. Clinical biological data were collected from medical records. The personal history of dyslipidemia, pathologies, and medications that may interfere with lipid parameters have been eliminated.R...

Aim: The aim of our study was to describe oral health care behaviors among diabetic patients in Tunisia.Method: This was a cross-sectional study involving diabetic patients hospitalised in the C department of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis between August and October 2016. A questionnaire contained a combination of open and close ended questions was specifically developed for this study. Patients were asked to answer questions related to the...

Introduction: Carbohydrate metabolism disorders are common in chronic liver diseases, from glucose intolerance to proven diabetes. The presence of diabetes during chronic liver disease is a factor of poor prognosis. The purpose of our study is to assess the prevalence of diabetes in chronic hepatitis B and C and to determine the risk factors.Patients and methods: This is a retrospective study that collects all cases of chronic hepatitis hospitalized in t...

Introduction: Diabetes in the elderly is a major public health problem in Tunisia. Its prevalence increases with aging population. The aim of this study was to determine the particularities of insulin-requiring diabetes in elderly patients in hospitals.Methods: This was a retrospective cross study about insulin-treated diabetics admitted in our institute between August and October 2016 for uncontrolled diabetes. Was considered as elderly diabetic any pat...