Endocrine Abstracts

Background: A substantially reduced fluid replacement regimen was introduced in the New’ BSPED (2015) compared to ‘Old’ BSPED (2009) guideline for DKA management in children. However, effects of varying fluid replacement regimens are limited and we explored this by comparing outcomes of the two guidelines on the resolution of DKA.Methods: In a retrospective audit of consecutively admitted patients (age <18 years) to t...

Aims: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) now affects a significant proportion of young people worldwide. ‘X-borough’ contains a strikingly young, diverse population with one of the highest rates of prevalence for adult T2DM in the UK. Our aims were to determine the prevalence and examine the characteristics of young people with T2DM in this population.Methods: Forty-four young people (<25 years) with T2DM were matched with an equal number of young peop...