Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionUncontrolled patients with oral antidiabetics may require injectable treatment including insulin. We studied the variation of the initial daily insuline dose with the duration of diabetes.MethodsWe conducted a prospective randomized study. We recruited patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for a switching to insulin in the C department of diabetology and nutrition at the National Nutrition In...

Objective: As a measure to reduce overtreatment, active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has spread from Japan and gradually become accepted around the world. Older age is known to be a favorable factor for progression under AS; however, long-term evidence is still limited and lifelong monitoring is considered inevitable. The present study reviewed the results of AS from the 1990s and explored the possibility of completing follow-up.<p class...

Objectives: Active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been adopted as a reasonable approach to management worldwide. In our previous cross-sectional study, patients who chose AS had better mental patient-reported outcomes (PRO) compared to those who underwent immediate surgery. This prospective, longitudinal study aimed to compare PROs between patients who chose AS and those who underwent surgery, during a one-year follow-up from the time of d...

Background: Lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) is a common complication of diabetes, with increasing prevalence with duration and/or the coexistence of other cardiovascular risk factors. The Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the first diagnostic step after clinical examination, for screening and diagnosis of LEAD. The aim of our study was to evaluate the ABI in a group of long-standing type 1 diabetic patients.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study...

Introduction: Lipid abnormalities are frequent in type 2 diabetes. They increase the risk of cardiovascular events, morbidity and mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the lipid profile in patients with diabetes during hospitalization.Method: We conducted a prospective study in the department of diabetology in the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis from October 2021 to January 2022. This work was carried out on the med...

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: The metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of our study was to describe the metabolic profile of postmenopausal diabetic women and to investigate a link between menopause and metabolic syndrome.Methods: A retrospective study of 30 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes was performed in the Nutrition C department of the national institute of Nutrition Tunisia between January and March 2022.</...

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 ...