Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The incidence of type 2 diabetes in childhood in the UK is increasing. It is often an aggressive disease associated with poor health outcomes. Despite this, there is little formal training and evidence based guidance.Objectives and method: A questionnaire was sent to each paediatric diabetes unit in England and Wales, evaluating variation in practice, training and confidence in the management of type 2 diabetes.Results:...

Objectives: Transition from paediatric (PC) to adult diabetes care (AC) is a vulnerable period for young people (YP). The West Midlands (WM) Regional Paediatric Diabetes Network conducted a region-wide study of Diabetes transition outcomes to identify 1. Areas of good practice, 2. Risk factors for poorer outcomes, 3. Regional objectives for services and 4. Provide baseline data against which future performance can be measured.Methods: Retrospective regio...