Premature mortality in Russia is a major socio-economic problem, especially from acute cerebrovascular diseases which constitute 21.4% of the total mortality and is a considerable contributor to chronic disability. Risk of vascular catastrophe is higher in males than females, thought, in part, due to anti-atherosclerotic effects of oestrogens in females whilst an associated age-related deficiency of testosterone is observed in men. Clinical symptoms such as high blood pressure, changes in lipid profile, insulin resistance, obesity, and blood coagulation factors often accompany declining testosterone in males and reduced total testosterone is considered a cardiovascular risk factor. In the present study, the prevalence of hypogonadism in men who had suffered ischaemic stroke was evaluated along with the efficacy of testosterone undecanoate injections (TU) in patients with testosterone deficiency and type-2 diabetes (T2DM) in the acute phase of hemispheric ischaemic stroke. Hypogonadism was present in 66.3% of patients with ischaemic stroke, 50% with T2DM, and 26.3% without T2DM, respectively. TU treatment, at both the 2 and 5-year observation points, demonstrated significant improvements in biochemical, physical, and mental parameters. This supports that testosterone deficiency is a contributing factor in ischaemic events and that long-term testosterone therapy could play an important role in patient recovery.

Rationale. The key purpose of modern glucose meters is to ensure regular self-monitoring of glucose level when receiving outpatient management, provided that fair diabetes compensation is achieved. Although glucose meters are not intended for assessing the glucose level in severe metabolic disorders (ketosis, ketoacidosis), since these conditions have a negative effect on device accuracy, in actual life a patient (or a physician) can face a situation when a glucose meter is the only tool for evaluating carbohydrate metabolism disorders. Objective. To evaluate clinical accuracy of Satellite Express PKG-03 glucose meter in measuring the glucose level in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) receiving insulin therapy when the disease course is complicated by ketosis or ketoacidosis. Material and methods. Capillary blood was simultaneously collected in two groups of patients receiving insulin therapy from the same drop to evaluate the glucose blood level using the Satellite Express glucose meter and a SUPER GL laboratory analyzer of glucose and lactate levels. Acid-base imbalance was the key criterion for distributing patients into groups: no disorders were detected in group 1 patients, while group 2 patients had ketosis or ketoacidosis. The results were evaluated using the Clarke error grid. Results. Comparative analysis of blood samples collected from 77 patients showed that all deviations in glucose level indices measured using the Satellite Express glucose meter from the reference values belonged to zones A (the clinically valid values) and B (safe deviations) in patients without acid-base imbalance. In patients hospitalized for ketosis and ketoacidosis (group 2), the deviations from the reference values lay in zones A and B in 97%, while lying on the boundary between zones B and C only in 3%.

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Медицинский институт, Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов», 117198, г. Москва, Российская Федерация Моргунов л.ю.В последнее десятилетие непрерывный мониторинг глюкозы становится все более востребованным. Система FreeStyle Libre -метод Flash мониторинга, позволяющий создать новую парадигму самоконтроля гликемии. Использование новой технологии с помощью Flash мониторинга системы FreeStyle Libre существенно улучшает гликемический контроль у пациентов с сахарным диабетом 1-го и 2-го типа, снижает частоту гипогликемических эпизодов и считается экономически более выгодным, чем традиционное измерение уровня гликемии с помощью глюкометров. Использование облачной платформы с веб-интерфейсом LibreView, посредством которой врачи и пациенты могут создавать набор структурированных понятных отчетов и обмениваться ими, позволяет агрегировать данные об уровне глюкозы всех пациентов, прикрепленных к медицинскому учреждению, осуществлять динамическое наблюдение и контроль.Финансирование. Исследование не имело спонсорской поддержки. Конфликт интересов. Автор заявляет об отсутствии конфликта интересов.