Clinical course after five years of insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes in Spain: Results of the EDIN study
Conclusions Glucose parameters improved over time in patients with type 2 diabetes in this naturalistic study. However, blood glucose control exceeded the internationally recommended target values. These results therefore suggest that there is still some margin for improvement in outpatient care in Spain. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Endocrine diagnosis and treatment of sellar lesions in pediatric age
Conclusions Management of sellar lesions requires a multidisciplinary effort. Endocrine tests are indispensable to identify lesions amenable to hormonal treatment. Endocrine disorders usually occurred before neurological and ophthalmological symptoms, and their identification may therefore allow for earlier diagnosis. Hormone assessment should be regularly performed during follow-up. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Prevalence of hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary syndrome in female to male transsexuals
Conclusions Overall HA, and PCOS in particular, are highly prevalent in FMTs. HA and PCOS are related to early development of SM, IR, and other CVR factors with unknown consequences in adulthood. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy using fixed thyroxine daily doses of 75μg
Conclusions Fixed daily doses of thyroxine 75μg allowed for achieving goal TSH levels in most of our pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism, irrespective of their weight and baseline TSH level. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Bariatric surgery and bone mineral metabolism
Publication date: August–September 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Issue 7 Author(s): Nuria Vilarrasa , Carmen Gómez-Vaquero (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of adrenal insufficiency in adults
Publication date: September 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Supplement 1 Author(s): Paz de Miguel Novoa , Elena Torres Vela , Nuria Palacios García , Manuela Moreira Rodríguez , Icíar Solache Guerras , María de los Ángeles Martínez de Salinas Santamaría , Anna Aulinas Masó Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a disease characterized by a deficient production or action of glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency in mineralcorticoids and/or adrenal androgens. It can result from disease intrinsic to the adrenal cortex (primary AI), from pituitary diseases that hamper the r...
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Diagnostic and functional structure of a high-resolution thyroid nodule clinic: An efficiency model
Publication date: Available online 16 September 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition) Author(s): Gonzalo Díaz-Soto , Beatriz Torres , Juan José López , Daniel de Luis (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Ketoacidosis as a debut to type 1B diabetes mellitus in a patient with Turner's syndrome
Publication date: October 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Issue 8 Author(s): Constanza Navarro Moreno , Francisco Cañabate Reche , Antonio Vicente Pintor , Francisco Vela Enríquez , M. del Rosario Benavides Román (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Sexual differentiation anomalies. XX male syndrome
Publication date: October 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Issue 8 Author(s): Macarena Moreno Balsera , María del Mar Romero Pérez , José Antonio Bermúdez de la Vega (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
A hidden cause of virilization in postmenopausal women
Publication date: October 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Issue 8 Author(s): Maria D. Ballesteros-Pomar , Alfonso Vidal-Casariego (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Carcinoid tumor on cystic ovarian teratoma
Publication date: October 2014 Source:Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), Volume 61, Issue 8 Author(s): Mariana Tomé Fernández-Ladreda , Guillermo Martínez de Pinillos Gordillo , Francisco Pichardo López de Haro , María Victoria Cózar León (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
A cross-sectional survey among patients and prescribers on insulin dosing irregularities and impact of mild (self-treated) hypoglycemia episodes in Spanish patients with type 2 diabetes as compared to other European patients
Conclusions In Spain, patients with type 2 diabetes report fewer dosing irregularities and hypoglycemic episodes as compared to patients from OECs. However, Spanish patients appear to have a reduced quality of life related to hypoglycemia as well as worry and guilt related to insulin dosing irregularities. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in diabetic patients with subclinical hypothyroidism
Conclusion These results suggest that, in our population, there are no significant differences in serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels between diabetic patients with normal and reduced thyroid function. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Endoscopic endonasal surgery for pituitary tumors. Results in a series of 121 patients operated at the same center and by the same neurosurgeon
Conclusion Our results are similar to those reported by renowned pituitary units. Results achieved using an endoscopic approach in pituitary neurosurgery are better than those of microneurosurgery for cavernous sinus invasion. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Iodine nutrition in pregnant women in the Oviedo area. Is iodine supplementation required?
Conclusions Iodinated supplements seem unnecessary nowadays in pregnant women of Oviedo who regularly take iodized salt and our recommendation in these cases should be to continue the use of iodized salt in the recommended amounts during pregnancy and consume at least two daily servings of milk or dairy products. (Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion)
Source: Endocrinologia y Nutricion - November 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
