Publications by authors named "I Oueslati"
Objectives: Evaluate diabetic patients' knowledge, practices, and the prevalence of complications during Ramadan fasting (RF) before and after an education program.
Methods: We conducted a prospective study including 140 consecutive diabetic patients (DP) who intended to observe RF in 2023. Patients underwent a questionnaire and received pre-Ramadan education (PRE) according to the IDF-DAR 2021 recommendations.
Article Synopsis
- Metformin is a common medicine for people with type 2 diabetes that helps control blood sugar levels.
- Studies show that it can cause a lack of vitamin B12, which is really important for our health and can cause problems like nerve damage.
- The article suggests ways for doctors to check and treat vitamin B12 deficiency in patients taking metformin, since there aren’t clear rules about it yet.
Adherence to glucocorticoid replacement therapy in Addison's disease: Association with patients' disease knowledge and quality of life.
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- A study on patients with Addison disease aimed to evaluate adherence to glucocorticoid replacement therapy and its correlation with disease knowledge and quality of life.
- Out of 58 patients, 46% were found to be non-adherent, with factors like younger age, poor disease knowledge, and health indicators linked to non-adherence.
- Positive correlations were observed between disease knowledge and treatment adherence, as well as between quality of life and adherence, indicating that better understanding of the disease may lead to improved treatment compliance.
The study aimed to assess the effect of high-intensity statin therapy on testicular and adrenal steroids and vitamin D levels in type 2 diabetic men. A prospective study, conducted between March 2021 and July 2022, including 60 men with type 2 diabetes, aged 40-65 years, statin-free, and in whom treatment with high-intensity statin was indicated. The patients had two visits, before and 6 months after a daily intake of 40 mg of atorvastatin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, we report a rare case of invasive nasopharyngeal carcinoma with extension to the pituitary gland misdiagnosed as a pituitary macroadenoma. A 50-year-old woman was referred to our department with a diagnosis of pituitary macroadenoma. She presented with headache, visual disturbances, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and hypoglycemia.
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