ESPE Abstracts

Background: Tissue Doppler echocardiography can predict early stages and progression of diabetic cardiac changes; especially ventricular dysfunction, a complication that adversely affect the quality of life and prognosis of the disease.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study was to assess systolic and diastolic functions of both ventricles in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients by conventional and Tissue Doppler echocardiography, and to correlate card...

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...

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) that can be fatal if not properly managed. DKA is a leading cause of mortality in these children, early recognition and prompt treatment should substantially reduce childhood mortality in children with T1DM.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to identify the risk factors and the most common clinical features of newly diagnosed diabetes in children, in addit...

Key words: Childhood, Obesity, Periaortic fat thickness, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular risk.Aim: To assess the periaortic fat thickness (PAFT) by echocardiograpy in a cohort of children with simple obesity and to evaluate its relationship to clinical and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors.Methods: Fifty children and adolescents with simple obesity and 25 healthy sex and age m...

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Strong evidence exists in multiple studies for genetic predisposition of diabetic nephropathy. Genetic studies have revealed that the genes for the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) are highly polymorphic, one of such is insertion/deletion polymorphism in ACE gene. This polymorphism was associated with the circulating ACE level and increased plasma a...