Congenital generalized lipodystrophy in two siblings from Saudi Arabia: A case report.

Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 1 (CGL1) is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic mutation with generalized lipoatrophy and metabolic complications. We report CGL1 in two Saudi female siblings with lipoatrophy, diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, steatohepatitis, and acanthosis due to very rare homozygous 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase β (AGPAT2) genetic variant.

Vitamin B Deficiency and Foot Ulcers in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study.

Objective: To assess the association between vitamin B deficiency and the development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: This is a case-control study that enrolled 323 Saudi adults with T2DM randomly selected from the Jazan Diabetes & Endocrine Center, Saudi Arabia from January 1, 2019, to July 31, 2019. The sample included 108 newly diagnosed cases with DFU and 215 control participants with T2DM unaffected by and free of foot ulcers (1:2 ratio).

Vitamin D deficiency and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia.

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is predicted to be high in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the exact figure is not known in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Emerging data suggests that VDD plays a role in glycemic control. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of VDD among T2DM patients and to investigate its association with patients' characteristics and glycemic control in Jazan.