[Current status of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and continuous glucose monitoring systems in the Community of Madrid].

Objective: To analyze the available information about continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems in the public health care system of the Community of Madrid.

Material And Methods: A survey consisting of 31 items was sent to the 28 endocrinology department of the Madrid public hospitals. Items focused on CSII and CGM and included patients' registrations, as well as data regarding healthcare, administrative, and logistic aspects.

[Risk factors of vascular complications in lower limbs in diabetic patients].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the risk factors of complications in lower limbs in diabetic patients.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated 270 patients with diabetes followed in Hospital la Paz from 2000 to 2008.We measured the ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index (TBII), and toe blood pressure (BP).

Assessing glycaemic variability with continuous glucose monitoring system before and after continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in people with Type 1 diabetes.

We evaluated glycaemic variability with continuous glucose monitoring system in 31 people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus using multiple daily injections initially and after switching to continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. There was a significant improvement in HbA1c, mean glucose, standard deviation of mean glucose and in hyperglycaemic excursions with CSII.

[Antipituitary antibodies in patients with suspected autoimmune hypophysitis].

Introduction: Definitive diagnosis of autoimmune hypophysitis (AH) is histological. However, a presumptive diagnosis can be made through clinical, biochemical and imaging data.

Objective: The objective of this study was to review the presence of antipituitary antibodies (APA) and antithyroid antibodies (ATA) in patients with suspected AH in order to determinate the utility of APA in the diagnosis of AH.

[Peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients: utility of the toe-brachial index].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the influence of peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy and arterial wall calcification on the concordance of ankle-brachial index (ABI) and toe-brachial index (TBI) in diabetic patients.

Patients And Method: We evaluated in 221 diabetic patients (73.8% type 2; 66.