Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in children and adults continues to rise. The relative contribution of pancreatic beta cell failure is not established. We aimed to analyse beta cell function in a subgroup of the UK T2D (JUMP) cohort.Methods: Participants were recruited at 58 hospital centres across England and Wales (n=204). Patients were 5–18 years, diagnosed with T2D (ADA criteria) and a BMI SDS>+1.0. At baseline, demographics, clin...

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; BMI above 85th centile for age and sex; children with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a national database. Blood w...

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has increased in UK children since the first reports in 2000; however it is poorly characterised and management practice varies across the UK. We aimed to describe the characteristics of the first 125 children recruited to the UK national study.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex; other diagnoses such as monogenic diabetes exclude...

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has increased in UK children since the first reports in 2000; however it is poorly characterised and management practice varies across the UK. We aimed to describe the characteristics of the first 103 children recruited to a national study. We wrote to paediatricians asking for children with: diagnosis of T2DM; body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex; and other diagnoses such as monogenic diabetes excluded. Clinical data was collected in...

Background: From population studies, short and long sleep duration are associated with obesity. This association has not been studied in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Methods: Design: Cross-sectional study of adult T2D patients recruited randomly from outpatient department of a large UK tertiary centre. Patients with known sleep-related disorders were excluded. Data were collected during one-to-one interviews. Sleep duration assessment: 7-day sleep...

South Asian people have a lower threshold for obesity related complications than Caucasians and as a result have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) for a given BMI. Premature biological ageing, assessed by reduction in telomere length (TL), may be mediated by factors resulting from altered metabolic profiles associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We therefore hypothesised that IR is associated with altered metabolic profiles and t...

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM and body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex. Patients with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a nation...