Endocrine Abstracts

Children &Young people (CYP) with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) have increased rates of depression, anxiety, psychological distress and eating disorders than their healthy peers. Psychological factors and the patient’s health beliefs are important determinants of self-care behaviour. Randomised control trials have confirmed that Psychological interventions can significantly lead to improvement in measures of psychological well-being. Routine psychological support is advocate...

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of an Annual Review Questionnaire (ARQ) which was introduced as a clinical tool to assess Knowledge and Compliance of Children and Young People (CYP) with Type 1 diabetes with aspects of good clinical care as defined by National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline.Methods: All CYP with Type 1 diabetes, were expected to complete the ARQ as part of annual review. The questionnaire asked about compliance ...

In the UK, over 95% of children age 0–16 years presenting with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. Up to 25% of these present with DKA. Many present initially to GPs and it is important that children with symptoms of diabetes are referred urgently to Paediatric Diabetes Team.Aim: We carried out a survey of the current practise of GP’s when they suspect DM in a young person. The aim was to investigate whether they recognised the need for urgent refer...

Introduction: Previous UK study (2009) showed that parents rather than school staff were responsible for supporting the majority of children with insulin administration (IA) whilst at school. Since then, the law has changed and the Children and Families Act 2014 (UK) places a legal duty on schools to provide the right care and support.Objective: To establish what support & facilities are available to Children & Young people (CYP) with TID whilst ...