ea0039ep47 | Diabetes | BSPED2015
El Munshid Sarrah
, Alexander Saji
, Spowart Karen
, Logan Karen
, Aminu Kingi
, Bridges Nicola
Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common presentation of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in children but increases the disease burden at diagnosis. In UK, average frequency of DKA presentation is reported as 25% with an international variation of 16 to 67%. Data on frequency variations within the UK is limited.Aim: To compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of DKA vs non-DKA presentations in children <16 years at diagno...