Objective: To describe the frequency of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 hospitalized in Piura. Material and Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study in two hospitals of greater complexity care of EsSalud in Piura: Hospital III Jose Cayetano Heredia and Hospital II Jorge Reategui Delgado. Results: We obtained the clinical-demographic characteristics of the participants during the International Diabetes Day 2014. Of the 183 in patients in both centers, 39 patients (21%) had diabetes mellitus type 2; the mean age was 67.8 ± 11.8. The medical records do not report hospital admission blood glucose and blood glucose during hospitalization in 17 and 24 participants, respectively. The medical records do not report weight of 31 participants. Diabetic foot was the primary cause of hospitalization. Conclusion: We conclude that diabetes mellitus type 2 is common in hospitalized patients...

We present the 15th case reported worldwide and 3rd case reported in Latin America of immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Scopus, MEDLINE, and SciELO. An 11-year-old male patient of mixed ethnicity with immune thrombocytopenic purpura, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, and gastritis due to H. pylori presented to the emergency room with petechiae, ecchymosis, and gingival and conjunctival bleeding that had been worsening for the past three months. The patient had a body mass index of 18.85 kg/m2 (P75). A biochemical analysis showed 1×109 platelets/L, increased prothrombin time, increased partial thromboplastin time, and an HbA1C of 7.84% on admission. He was prescribed a single dose of intravenous methylprednisolone 750 mg in 100 mL of NaCl and daily oral 50 mg prednisolone, with intravenous 250 mg tranexamic acid every eight hours. The patient’s glycemi...