Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There is increasing emphasis on stringent glycaemic control (HbA1c <48 mmol/mol) within the first year of diagnosis for all types of diabetes, to preserve metabolic memory and reduce future risk of sub-optimal diabetes outcomes. Retrospective data collected on two previous annual cohorts of children and young people (CYP) with diabetes revealed only 9% achieved the HbA1c < 48 mmol/mol target at 12 months post diagnosis despite initial HbA1c improvement un...

Introduction: The use of Closed Loop (CL) system has slowly progressed from using a short time overnight to prolonged periods under everyday living conditions. In the last few years, Do-It-Yourself Closed Loop (DIY-CL) technology has become openly available as part of ‘patient-led’ global initiative (#Wearenotwaiting) outside the conventional regulatory pathways, raising many medico-legal and ethical dilemmas.Methods: Majority of the DIY-CL use...