IMPE Abstracts

Background: Physical condition is related with degree of physical activity performed. Daily physical activity is part of non-pharmacological treatment for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) due its effects in glycaemia stability and reducing cardiovascular risk. However, several studies have observed poor physical condition in adolescent with chronic diseases.Objective: To evaluate physical condition in adolescents w...

Introduction: Minipuberty describes the transient sex-specific activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis during the first 2 years in girls. Data in preterm are scarce, but It seems that the HPG axis activation is more intense and prolonged compared with full-term infants, resulting in higher sex steroid concentrations, sometimes with extreme pubertal characteristics.Clinical case: A female infant presen...

Introduction: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) represents a spectrum of diseases with variable presentation and symptoms, chronicity, deformity, and long-term sequelae. Multiple primary endocrine abnormalities have been associated with the development of SCFE, such as hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, renal osteodystrophy, and growth hormone deficiency, which involve, in most cases, atypical presentations of this disease, without the classic clinica...

Introduction: Insulin sensitivity is a marker of cardiovascular health. Young women in reproductive age with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The metabolic effects of combined oral hormonal contraception (OC) and progestin implant (implant) on insulin sensitivity in young women with T1D are unknown.Objective: To determine the effect on insulin sensitivity in young women with T1D of ...