Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes (ELSA) study is screening 20,000 children aged 3-13 years for type 1 diabetes through measurement of islet autoantibodies. Screening aims to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis at clinical onset of disease and identifies the population who could benefit from prevention trials. The ELSA-1 study aimed to explore the perspectives of parents and stakeholders on the relative benefits and limitations of screening i...