Sexual Dysfunction in Women Treated for Type 1 Diabetes and the Impact of Coexisting Thyroid Disease.

Introduction: More sexual problems are reported among people treated for diabetes; however, this situation is less explored in women than in men.

Aim: To analyze the presence and causal links of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among Czech women treated for type 1 diabetes.

Methods: 40 women completed a national version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Female Sexual Distress Scale-revised (FSDS-R), and Beck's Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).

Continuous glucose monitoring as a screening tool for neonatal hypoglycemia in infants of diabetic mothers.

To assess the plausibility of using the continuous glucose monitoring as a sole source of data for the screening of the neonatal hypoglycemia. Infants of mothers with diabetes were screened for neonatal hypoglycemia (less than 2.5 mmol/l after 4 h of life).

Lessons Learned from Implementing a New Testing/Educational Tool for Patients Using an Insulin Pump.

Background: To improve insulin pump therapy results, a special test for patients was devised. The model successfully used to achieve a license to operate different machines was followed.

Methods: The test (a practice and a full run, with a time limit) contained 42 questions, each with four optional choices, and could be answered online.

[Results of application of hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatitecollagen.].

The authors present their experience of the application of hydroxyapatite and a composite-hydroxyapatitecollagen in 2 groups of patients. In the first group they evaluate the mediumterm results in 10 girls and 8 boys of average age of 12,5 years after the filling of bone defects in case of bone cysts, aneurysmatic cysts, fibrous cortical defect and eosinophilous granuloma. Hydroxyapatite was applied in the form of rolls, small bricks, strips.