Acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio as an outcome predictor in ischemic stroke in patients with and without diabetes mellitus.

Objective: Elevated plasma glucose levels are common in patients suffering acute ischemic stroke (AIS), and acute hyperglycemia has been defined as an independent determinant of adverse outcomes. The impact of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio (ACR) has been analyzed in other diseases, but its impact on AIS prognosis remains unclear. The main aim of this study was to assess whether the ACR was associated with a 3-month poor prognosis in patients with AIS.

Malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Introduction: Malnutrition in elderly patients with hip fracture has been described as a factor associated with poor outcomes. This evidence for elderly patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis is not well-established.

Methods: We retrospectively studied a cohort of patients with an age ≥65 years admitted to the hospital for THA between January 2018 and December 2020.

Autoinmune polyendocrinopathy.

Pluriglandular autoimmune syndrome (APS) can affect multiple endocrine glands and is associated with other autoimmune diseases. APS type 1 presents with hypoparathyroidism, mucocutaneous candidiasis and Addison's disease. It is caused by AutoImmune Regulator (AIRE) gene mutation.

Hypertriglyceridemic waist in type 1 diabetes patients: prevalence and related factors.

Background: The hypertriglyceridemic waist has been linked to a higher number of cardiovascular risk factors and a greater probability of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Around 50% of individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are overweight or obese and triglyceridemia is associated with the onset of micro- and macrovascular complications.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in men with T1D to assess the association between the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic waist and cardiovascular risk factors and hypogonadism.

Testosterone undecanoate improves lipid profile in patients with type 1 diabetes and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.

Unlabelled: Testosterone deficiency (Td) has been associated with the metabolic syndrome. Few studies have evaluated this condition in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of testosterone undecanoate (TU) on insulin sensitivity, glycemic control, anthropometric parameters, blood pressure and lipid profile in patients with Td and T1D.

[Testosterone deficiency, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus].

Testosterone deficiency in adult age is associated with a decrease in libido, energy, hematocrit, muscle mass and bone mineral density, as well as with depression. More recently, testosterone deficiency has also been associated with various components of the metabolic syndrome, which in turn is associated with a five-fold increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease. Low testosterone levels are associated with increased insulin resistance, increase in fat mass, low HDL cholesterol, higher triglyceride levels and hypertension.

Age, insulin requirements, waist circumference, and triglycerides predict hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Introduction: The prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is higher than in the general population and leads to detrimental effects on metabolic control, lipid profile, and body composition. Few studies have examined its role in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of HH in patients with type 1 diabetes and associated risk factors.

Infradiagnosed complications of chronic diabetes mellitus: the value of systematic review in a single visit.

Introduction: Early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus complications reduces their progression and therefore improves quality of life and decreases cardiovascular mortality.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficiency of a unit for detection of chronic complications of diabetes, and to analyze the incidence and prevalence of complications in a sample of patients from our area of interest and concern.

Methods: A cross-sectional study performing routine screening of all diabetes complications in patients aged 18-80 years diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus at least 6 months before.

[Treatment of diabetes mellitus during Ramadan].

In the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus it is fundamental that the therapeutic schemes are adapted to each's patient characteristics such as age, associated diseases and diabetes complications. This therapeutic individualization must also include lifestyles and socio-cultural and religious factors as the celebration of Ramadan. Although Muslin diabetics are theoretically free from Ramadan, they commonly wish to fast in practice.