Endocrine Abstracts

Screening of patients with diabetes for psychological distress should be undertaken regularly by the diabetes nurse specialist. Patients requiring intensive treatment of their diabetes experience emotional and mental health issues at a rate higher than the general population and recent clinical research shows value in cognitive and behavioral therapy. We undertook a survey of a mixed population in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to assess diabetes distress scores among our patient...

Case report: A 29-year-old female with a 17-year history of severe enduring anorexia nervosa attended our unit. Osteoporosis was diagnosed aged 24 and she had developed a left calcaneal fracture after minimal trauma 3 weeks prior to presentation. Her bone mineral density at this time confirmed the presence of osteoporosis at the lumbar spine and total hip (T-score −3.3 and −2.9 respectively) and her body mass index was low at 15.1 kg/m2. She dec...