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2025
Early worsening of diabetic retinopathy after initiation of tirzepatide in individuals with type 2 diabetes
Adam Buckley, Garry D Tan, Marta Gruszka-Goh, Peter H Scanlon, Imran Ansari, Sara Suliman
Diabetes UK, February 2025, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hyperfunctioning papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case study
Margaret Linny Austin, Tanveer Ashraf, Adam Buckley, Sajid Kalathil
Society of Endocrinology - British Endocrine Society (BES), March 2025, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Thyrotoxicosis and Tirzepatide: Management Challenges
Nader Lessan, Tanveer Ashraf
European Congress on Obesity, May 2025, Malaga, Spain
Glycaemic outcomes following use of the Medtronic 780G Advanced Hybrid Closed-loop System. Real World experience from the United Arab Emirates
Alero Adjene, Hiba Jodeh, Nagi Mohammed, Lina Yassine, Adam Buckley
Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), March 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Use of the Medtronic 780G Hybrid Closed-loop System during Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. A Case Report.
Hiba Jodeh, Alero Adjene
Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), March 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Use of an Advanced Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Pump System During Chronic Haemodialysis. A Case Report
Hiba Jodeh, Alero Adjene
Emirates Diabetes & Endocrine Society (EDEC), February 2025, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Popularity of Novel Incretin Based Therapies among Google Users: A Trend Analysis 2017-2024
Nidhi Agarwal, Farhana Bin Lootah, Sara Gaafar Ibnauf Suliman
Endocrine Society ENDO, July 2025, San Francisco, California, USA
Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of HDR (Barakat) syndrome shows a possible link between GATA3 mutation and Type 1 Diabetes.
A case study Sherif El-Refee, Tanveer Ashraf European Academy of Paediatric Societies, October 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
2024
Five-year clinical outcomes from a multi-disciplinary adult insulin pump clinic in the United Arab Emirates
Alero Adjene, Lina Yassine, Manar Abu Asaba, Reem Khoury, Adam Buckley International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), March, Dubai, UAE
Monogenic obesity prevalence and response to bariatric surgery in a cohort of Emirati patients
Tanveer Ashraf, Budour AlKaf, Saradalekshmi Radha, Esphie Fojas, Amal Baqer, Rayan Khaled, Sara Suliman, Matthew Allum & Nader Lessan
Effect of prior GLP-1 RA treatment on clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes initiating treatment with tirzepatide
Mohammed Suliman, Adam Buckley, Matthew Allum, Nader Lessan, Nagi Mohammed, Carel le Roux & Sara Suliman
First time use of Lomitapide in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, UAE
Dr Sarah Qureshi, International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, December 2024, Muscat, Oman
The Impact of Triglyceride Levels on Achieving Non-HDL-C Targets in Patients with Very High Cardiovascular Risk and Controlled LDL-C
Al Mahmeed W, Al-Sarraf A, Al Kindi M, Al Awadi F, Zirie M, Amin H, Lessan N, Sabbour H, Al Waili K, Salameh O, Al-Zakwani I, Al-Rasadi K
International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, December 2024, Muscat, Oman
Effectiveness of technological advances in diabetes self-care and management: A systematic review
Manar Abu Asaba, Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), November 2024, Singapore
2023
Diet quality, and objectively measured physical activity and sleep are intercorrelated with flash glucose monitoring (FGM)-measured glycemic control among children with type 1 diabetes: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study
Mariam Muayyad, Salah Abusnana, Bashair M. Mussa, Radwa Helal, Dana N. Abdelrahim, Naguib Hassan Abdelreheim, Elham Al Amiri, Mays Daboul, Zainab Al-Abdala, Nader Lessan, MoezAlIslam Ezzat Faris Emirates Diabetes & Endocrine Society (EDEC), February, Dubai, UAE
Association between Fructosamine, independent of HbA1c and intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring metrics: A single-centre study from the Middle East
T. Ashraf, A. Buckley Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), February, Berlin, Germany (Virtual)
Subacute Thyroiditis Following Vaccination With COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine
Najeeb Waheed, Radwa Helal, Nader Lessan American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), May, Seattle, Washington, USA
Low dose semaglutide use for weight loss in an Emirati population living with obesity: a retrospective study
Matthew Allum, Adam Buckley, Mohamed Suliman, Nader Lessan, Nagi Mohammed, Abdelhadi Azaizeh, Sara Suliman European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO),May, Dublin, Ireland
Statin Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Elevated LDL-c in Patient with Normoglycaemia and Dysglycaemia
Radwa Helal, Tomader Ali, Rayan Khaled, Nader Lessan European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), May, Istanbul, Turkey
Atherogenic Index of Plasma Associated Cardiovascular Risk in 10,241 Paediatric Patients
Tomader Ali, Radwa Helal, Rayan Khaled, Hani Sabbour, Nader Lessan European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), May, Istanbul, Turkey
Fasting Pancreatic Polypeptide Predicts Incident Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
Amir H. Sam, Adam J. Buckley, Brian Y. Lam, Paul R. Bech, Karim Meeran, Maha T. Barakat, Stephen R. Bloom, Giles S. Yeo, Nader G. Lessan, Kevin G. Murphy Endocrine Society ENDO, June, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Fructosamine as a Predictor of Diabetic Microvascular Disease in a Population With High Prevalence of Red Cell Disorders
Mohammed Iqbal, Tanveer Ashraf, Adam Buckley Endocrine Society ENDO, June, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Digitising diabetes education for a safer Ramadan: Design, delivery, and evaluation of massive open online courses in Ramadan-focused diabetes education
Scott C Mackenzie, Salma Mehar, Barakatun-Nisak MohdYusof, Jane Dickson, Nikita Adatia, Athari Alsulami, Bilal Aksi, Mats Stage Baxter, Alex Bickerton, Harnovdeep Singh Bharaj, Alison Campbell, Kirsten M Cumming, Luqman Ibrahim0, Lee-Ling Lim, Nader Lessan, Nazim Ghouri, Tracey T Flax, Saleh Malik, Hibbah A Osei-Kwasi, Marryat Stevens, Salman Waqar, Deborah J Wake, Mohamed Hassanein British Islamic Medical Association Conference, July, Manchester, United Kingdom
Weight loss following semaglutide use in patients with type 2 diabetes who have had bariatric surgery: a retrospective study
Matthew Allum, Adam Buckley, Abdelhadi Azaizeh, Nader Lessan, Mohamed Suliman, Nagi Mohammed, Sara Suliman International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), August, Naples, Italy
Short- and Long-term Impact of Second Bariatric-Metabolic Operations
Alkaf Budour, Alfukaha Magda, Helal Radwa, Baqer Amal, Lessan Nader International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), August, Naples, Italy
Assessment of Liver Stiffness and Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Patients in Abu Dhabi
Tanveer Ashraf, Adam Buckley, Farhana Bin Lootah, Nader Lessan, Margaret Austin World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB), November, Muscat, Oman
Ketoacidosis with hyperglycemia but not DKA
Irfan Khan, Rahat Tauni, Huma Humayun Khan British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Glasgow, UK
Digitising diabetes education for a safer Ramadan: Design, delivery, and evaluation of massive open online courses in Ramadan-focused diabetes education
Scott C Mackenzie, Salma Mehar, Barakatun-Nisak MohdYusof, Jane Dickson, Nikita Adatia, Athari Alsulami, Bilal Aksi, Mats Stage Baxter, Alex Bickerton, Harnovdeep Singh Bharaj, Alison Campbell, Kirsten M Cumming, Luqman Ibrahim0, Lee-Ling Lim, Nader Lessan, Nazim Ghouri, Tracey T Flax, Saleh Malik, Hibbah A Osei-Kwasi, Marryat Stevens, Salman Waqar, Deborah J Wake, Mohamed Hassanein Association of British Clincal Diabetologists Conference, September, Edinburgh, Scotland
2022
Insights into the concept of safe Ramadan fasting using CGM-derived metrics
Tomader Ali, Radwa Helal, Nader Lessan Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), March, Barcelona, Spain (Virtual)
Association of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) expression and obesity: A systematic review
Fojas E, Healy A, Naemi R, Chiong M, Lessan N European Congress on Obesity (ECO), May, Maastricht, Netherlands (Virtual)
Covid-19 infection in an individual with Down syndrome, obesity and hypothyroidism: a case from the UAE
Fojas E, Al Shamsi S, Noshi MS, Ali T, Lessan N European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), May, Milan, Italy (Virtual)
Parathyroid function index does not differentiate between normocalcaemic primary hyperparathyroidism and Vitamin D deficiency associated secondary hyperparathyroidism
Siddiqui M, Radha S, Iqbal S, Buckley A, Lessan N European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), May, Milan, Italy (Virtual)
A case of Cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis
Fadia Makarem, Tanveer Ashraf, Hani Sabbour American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) June, Seattle, Washington, USA
Treatment Satisfaction and Quality of Life (QoL) in Insulin-naïve People with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Treated with Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300): ATOS Study
Niaz Khan, Amir Tirosh, Anil Bhansali, Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea, Stewart Harris, Aude Roborel de Climens, Maria Aileen N. Mabunay, Mathieu Coudert, Valerie Pilorget, Gagik Galstyan American Diabetes Association (ADA), June, New Orleans, USA
A novel mutation associated with non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia in an Emirati female
Fojas E, Suliman S, Helal R, Amin P, Lessan N International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), August, Singapore (Virtual)
Rabson-mendenhall syndrome: a rare cause of severe insulin resistance
Helal R, Muammar T, Fojas E, Lessan N European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), September, Stockholm, Sweden
Inclisiran for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in clinical settings.
Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Ashraf, Hani Sabbour, Adam Buckley British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Harrogate, England
2021
Contribution of Obesity and Physical Inactivity to the Increased Type 2 Diabetes risk in Emiratis.
Alkaf B, Parkinson J, Thomas EL, Blakemore AI, Jarvelin MR, Lessan N. Diabetes UK, April, Virtual.
Global Analysis of Obesity and Physical Activity Rates and their Relation to Diabetes Risk.
Alkaf B, Blakemore A, Jarvelin M, Lessan N. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), February, Virtual.
Changes in Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Body Composition: a UAE Ramadan Study.
Ali T, Majeed M, Lessan N. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), February, Virtual.
The Influence of Ramadan fasting on the thermic effect of food (TEF): a UAE Study.
Ali T, Majeed M, Lessan N. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), February, Virtual.
Asymptomatic pituitary apoplexy in a patient on high dose Cabegoline: an unusual presentation.
Abdusalam M, Ashraf T, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Edinburgh, UK/Virtual.
Progression to Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescents with Prediabetes in an Emirati Cohort.
Fojas E, Saradalekshmi KR, Khaled R, Al Tikriti A, Wafa W, Lessan N. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Virtual.
Real-world clinical experience of IDegLira in the management of adolescents with type 2 diabetes.
Ashraf T, Majeed M, Siddiqui S, Osman A, Mohammed N, Lessan N. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Virtual.
Real-world experience of Evolocumab for treatment of hyperlipidemia in an outpatient population.
Sajid Iqbal, Alia Al Tikriti, Adam Buckley. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), May 2021, Prague (Virtual).
Treatment response in the first Emirati patient with diabetes associated with the A3243G mitochondrial point mutation.
Alshafi Mohammad, Najeeb Waheed, Ahmed El-Laboudi, Adam Buckley. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Congress 2021 (Virtual).
Obesity and cognitive function in children and adolescents: relevance of socio-economic factors
Pearce AP, Tanveer Ashraf, Radwa Helal, Sara Saidi, Flaharty K, Vaidya C J, Nader Lessan European Congress on Obesity (ECO) May, Virtual
Real-world metabolic outcomes of semaglutide use in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study from a single centre in the United Arab Emirates
Matthew Allum, Adam Buckley, Nader Lessan, Nagi Mohammed, Mohamed Suliman, Sara Suliman, Mohgah Elsheikh British Endocrine Society (BES) November, Edinburgh, Scotland and Virtual
Novel phenotype-genotype correlations in an Emirati family with heterorgeneous phenotypes of Brugada Syndrome and sudden cardiac death
Lara Al-Olabi, Adam J.Buckley, Hinda Daggag, Hani Sabbour Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference December, Virtual
2020
Obesity and cognitive function in children and adolescents: relevance of socio-economic factors.
Pearce AP, Ashraf T, Helal R, Saidi S, Flaharty K, Vaidya CJ, Lessan N. European Congress on Obesity (ECO), May, Virtual.
Lipid Profiles in Children and Adolescents: the Effect of Weight and Diabetes Status.
Ali T, Saradalekshmi KR, Fojas E, Helal R, Wazan M, El-Refee S, Sabbour H, Lessan N. European Congress on Obesity (ECO), September, Virtual Congress. Dublin, Ireland.
The effect of Ramadan fasting on thyroid function tests: a study of patients on thyroxine replacement therapy.
Alkaf B, Ali T, Bakir A, Lessan N. European Society of Endocrinology (ECE). September, Virtual Congress. Prague, Czech Republic.
Lipoatrophy in a patient with type 1 diabetes: genetic or immunological?
Ashraf T, Awad N, Suliman S, Helal R, Naqvi S, Lessan N. European Society of Endocrinology (ECE). September, Virtual Congress. Prague, Czech Republic.
Phenotype of Type 1 diabetes in Emirati adults with young-onset diabetes
Alshafi Mohammad, Shivani Misra and Hinda Daggag. Diabetes UK Conference (DUK) (Virtual). Glasgow, UK.
2019
Management challenges in familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD): a case report.
Lessan N, Moriarty M, Suliman S, Naqvi S. Diabetes UK (DUK), March, Liverpool, England, UK.
The effects of Ramadan fasting on the resting metabolic rate in patients with diabetes.
Saadane I, Speakman J, Hamby K, Finer N, Lessan N, Barakat MT. Diabetes UK (DUK), March, Liverpool, England, UK.
Metformin-associated vitamin B12 Deficiency in patients with diabetes: A 10-year-retrospective study from the UAE.
Lessan N, Alameri M, Boharoon H, Al Tikriti A, Barakat MT. Diabetes UK (DUK), March, Liverpool, England, UK.
Efficacy of Liraglutide in weight management post bariatric surgery patients : data from an Emirati cohort.
Alnuaimi A, Saradalekshmi KR, Alameri M, Barakat MT, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Brighton, UK.
BMI Concordance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): A study of 200 twin pairs.
Wazan M, Ali T, Barakat M T, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Brighton, UK.
Risk of sleep apnoea among Emirati patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Hassan S, Buckley A, Al Tameemi T, Fojas E, Barakat M T, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Brighton, UK.
Permanent Neonatal Diabetes Due to NKX2-2 Mutation: First report from the UAE.
El-laboudi A, Fojas E, Ashraf T, Naqvi S, Lessan N. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Busan, Korea.
Challenges in insulin resistance: impact of bariatric surgery.
Lessan N, Ashraf T, Naqvi S. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), September, Madrid, Spain.
Bariatric Surgery versus Ligralutide Injection in Two Obese Emirati Sisters with Melanocortin-4 Receptor deficiency.
Lessan N, Fojas E, Naqvi S. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), September, Madrid, Spain.
Glycaemic response to a mixed meal challenge: does camel milk preload confer an advantage?
Moriarty M, Buckley A, Ashraf T, Barakat MT, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Brighton, UK.
Bariatric surgery outcomes in super obese Emirati patients.
Saradalekshmi KR, Fojas EG, Barakat MT, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Brighton, UK.
Exploring Strategies to Detect MODY In an Emirati Population.
Alshafi Mohammad, Maha T Barakat, Shivani Misra and Hinda Daggag. 7th Meeting of the EASD Study Group on the Genetics of Diabetes (EASD-SGGD), Prague, Czech Republic.
2018
The Association of Physical inactivity with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus risk in Emiratis: a Case-Controlled Study.
Alkaf B, Lessan N, Chambers JC, Barakat MT. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Obesity trends in Emiratis and non-Emiratis with Type 2 diabetes in the last 10 years: 2007 – 2017.
Alkaf B, Lessan N, Barakat MT. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Performance of risk scores for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Emirati population.
Buckley A, Moriarty M, Gines K, Barakat M T, Lessan N. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
An audit of the real life use of Liraglutide 3 mg to treat obesity in patients of Arab descent.
Suliman M, Buckley A, Al Tikriti A, Tan T, Carel le Roux C, Nader Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Estimation of GCK-MODY prevalence by phenotype among Emiratis at a single centre in United Arab Emirates.
Moriarty M, Lessan N, Barakat MT. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Hypothyroidism among UAE patients with Down Syndrome.
Boharoon H, Lessan N, Barakat MT. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
A novel mutation causing an unusual presentation of MEN1 Syndrome.
Lessan N, Alameri M, Moriarty M, Naqvi S. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Not Prader-Willi syndrome: successful fertility in a patient with an erroneous diagnosis for over 25 years.
Lessan N, Moriarty M, Boharoon H, Navi S. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ramadan fasting is associated with a significant reduction in Resting Metabolic Rate in the first week.
Saadane I, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
The effects of Ramadan fasting on energy expenditure in healthy non-obese individuals.
Saadane I, Speakman J, Hamby K, Finer N, Lessan N, Barakat MT. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
An SH2B1 mutation causing obesity and declining school performance.
AlMansoori S, Barakat MT, Lessan N, Blakemore A. International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE), December, Cape Town, South Africa.
Obesity and diabetes in adults with Down Syndrome: data from a large diabetes centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Fojas E, Moriarty M, Barakat MT, Lessan N. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Comparison of the impact of camel milk and cow milk on blood glucose in healthy individuals.
Moriarty M, Buckley A, Lessan N, Barakat MT. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Prevalence of Adenovirus 36 infection and association with obesity and diabetes in the United Arab Emirates.
Lessan N, Radha S, Barakat MT, Atkinsons R. British Endocrine Society (BES), November, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
2017
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome by glucose tolerance & autoantibody status in Emirati individuals.
Buckley A, Lessan N, Suliman M, Barakat M T. International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver in individuals of Arabic origin attending diabetes services in the UAE.
Buckley A, Murphy K, Sam A, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Metabolic effects of bariatric surgery in residents of the UAE with type 1 diabetes.
Suliman M, Buckley A, Lessan N, Barakat M T . International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Coeliac disease among Emirati patients with type 1 diabetes: data from a large diabetes centre in the UAE.
Wafa W, Buckley A, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Waist to hip ratio is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes than body mass index in Emiratis: a case-control study.
Alkaf B, Lessan N, Chambers JC, Barakat M T. International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Presentation of latent-type autoimmune diabetes in Emirati people under the age of 30 years.
Buckley A, Lessan N, Suliman M, Barakat M T. International Federation of Diabetes (IDF), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2016
The effects of Ramadan fasting on resting metabolic rate in healthy non-obese individuals.
Saadane I, Barakat M T, Lessan N. European Obesity Summit (EOS), Gothenburg, Sweden.
Glycaemic and non-glycaemic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) agonists among UAE patients with diabetes.
Alkaabi F, Almazrouei R A, Lessan N, Hassan S, Barakat M T. Diabetes UK (DUK), March, Glasgow, England, UK.
The effects of Ramadan fasting on energy expenditure in healthy non-obese individuals.
Saadane I, Speakman J, Hamby C, Finer N, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress of Endocrinology, September, Beijing, China.
High risk of sleep apnoea among Emirati patients with diabetes and obesity.
Hassan S, Buckley A, Al Tameemi T, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress of Endocrinology, September, Beijing, China.
GLP1 agonist treatment in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: effects on weight and glycaemic control in an Emirati population.
Almazrouei R A, Alkaabi F M, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress of Endocrinology, September, Beijing, China.
The effect of combined treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 agonists on weight and glycaemic control.
Wafa W, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Congress on Endocrinology (ICE), September, Beijing, China.
2015
Screening for the non alcoholic fatty liver disease in the obesity epidemic.
Lessan N, Buckley A, Bakir A, Bhatt R, Barakat M T. European Association for the Study of Diabetes, (EASD), September, Stockholm, Sweden.
GLP-1 agonist based therapy has modest effect on weight and glycaemic control among UAE patients with diabetes: analysis of data on 3725 patients.
Almazrouei R A, Alkaabi F M, Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Association for the Study of Diabetes, (EASD), September, Stockholm, Sweden.
Clinical and Environmental Determinants of Vitamin D Status in Abu Dhabi.
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Buckley A, Holick M F, Barakat M T. The Endocrine Society Annual Meetin (ENDO), March, San Diego, United States.
Adenovirus 36 seropositivity in 760 children in the UAE: association with overweight and altered body composition.
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Hasan S, Barakat M T, Lee Z, Atkinson R L. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), November, Vancouver, Canada.
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre Repository.
Daggag H. Qatar Biobank Conference, February, Doha, Qatar.
An audit of insulin pump therapy in two large diabetes centres in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Lessan N, Hassan S, Taimah M, Barakat M T. Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), February, Paris, France.
ICLDC Repository: a research platform for development of personalised medicine.
Daggag H, Al Tikriti A, Barakat M T. European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), June, Glasgow, UK.
2014
Metabolic control among 20852 Emirati patients with diabetes.
Bakir A, Lessan N, Narayan S, Hannoun Z, Barakat M T. Diabetes UK (DUK), March Liverpool, England, UK.
Obesity and insulin resistance dysregulate the metabolome in Emirati children.
Hubal M J, Nadler E P, Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Barakat M T. American Diabetes Conference (ADA), June, San Francisco, United States.
An Audit of Insulin Pump Therapy in Two Large Diabetes Centres in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Lessan N, Hassan S, Taimah M, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Adenovirus-36 seropositivity among children in the UAE: is there a link with diabetes and obesity?
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Cardiovascular risk profile at different levels of glucose tolerance among patients in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Lessan N, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Poor correlation liver transaminases with obesity: a retrospective analysis of data on 50204 adults in the UAE.
Lessan N, Hassan S, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Depression and glycaemic control in the Emirati patients with diabetes; how strong is the association?
Khalil A, Lessan N, Narayan S, Hannoun Z, Barakat M T. Diabetes UK, March, Liverpool, UK.
Effect of bariatric surgery in an Arab child with melanocortin-4 receptor mutation.
Lessan N, Hameed N, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2013
One month continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) record of a patient with diabetes mellitus during Ramadan fasting.
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Hasan H, Barakat M T. Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), March, Paris, France.
Predication of hyperglycaemic excursions during Ramadan fasting in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Hannoun Z, Lessan N, Barakat M T. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Melbourne, Australia.
High prevalence of elevated liver transaminases among 38,727 patients in a diabetes centre in the United Arab Emirates.
Hannoun Z, Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), April, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The correlation between HbA1c and blood glucose levels within the Emirati population.
Bakir A, Hannoun Z, Lessan N, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Prevalence of MODY patients within a large group of patients with diabetes mellitus within the United Arab Emirates.
Lessan N, Daggag H, Hannoun Z, Tikriti A, Barakat M T. Advanced Diabetes Conference (ADC), September, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
25 hydroxy vitamin D level among 36728 adult patients in the United Arab Emirates: association with age and BMI and diabetes mellitus.
Lessan N, Hannoun Z, Barakat M T. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Melbourne, Australia.
Hyperprolactinaemia: Secondary Development of Cabergoline Resistance.
Adjene A O, Lessan N, Abdalla T, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Optimising Calcium & Vitamin D replacement in Hypoparathyroidism.
Hameed A, Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Addison’s Disease: when is a “normal” random cortisol normal?
Lootah F B, Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Acromegaly: uncovering unique challenges.
El-Gayer H, Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Thyroid nodule management: getting the Right side.
Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis in a young Arab Emirati Man.
Lessan N, Barakat M T. European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) Update, January, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2012
Relevance of overweight and obesity to prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and adverse cardiovascular risk factors in UAE patients.
Adjene A O, Lessan N, Barakat M T. American Diabetes Association (ADA) Middle East Congress, December, Dubai, UAE.
Cardiovascular risk profile at different levels of glucose tolerance among patients in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Lessan N, Barakat M T. American Diabetes Association (ADA) Middle East Congress, December, Dubai, UAE.
2011
Ramadan fasting among patients with diabetes-assessing changes in glucose profiles using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
Lessan N, AlMousawi H, Barakat M T. Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), February, Barcelona, Spain.
Ramadan fasting among Muslim in type 2 diabetes: a comparison between patients with good and poor glycemic control using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
Lessan N, AlMousawi H, Saadane I, Barakat M T. American Diabetes Association (ADA), June, San Diego, United States of America
Ramadan fasting among Muslim in Type 2 Diabetes: A comparison between sulfonylurea and non-sulfonylurea treated patients using (CGM).
Lessan N, AlMousawi H, Barakat M T. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Melbourne, Australia.
Effect of sleeve gastrectomy in two Arab children with melanocortin-4 receptor mutation.
Lessan N, Hameed N, Barakat M T. International Diabetes Federation (IDF), December, Dubai, UAE.
HbA1c as a diagnostic criterion: comparison to oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) in 1035 adults from the UAE.
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