ESPE Abstracts

Background: In the light of emerging recent researches and the use of continuous glucose monitoring it was shown that other nutritional properties of food, including fat, protein, and glycemic index (GI), can significantly affect postprandial glucose excursions. These findings highlight the need for alternative mealtime insulin dosing algorithms and have important implications for nutrition education and counseling in patients with diabetes.Objective and...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) patients have a higher frequency of obesity, visceral adiposity, hyperinsulinism, insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism. There is increasing evidence that low vitamin D status is associated with impaired β-cell function, insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance.Objectives: This pilot aimed to determine the status of serum 25 (OH) D levels in CAH female patients who are followed up in Diabetes Endocrine...