Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: The aim of diabetes management is to prevent the micro/macrovascular complications. We have designed a quality improvement project to monitor how we are doing in term of glycaemic control and overall management of diabetes in our out-patient facility and how can we improve the outcome further.Methods: Parameters checked (HbA1C, blood pressure, lipid profile, annual fundus examination, podiatry, urine for ACR). Retrospective study of 112 patients...

Hypoglycemia during hospital admission remains a common complication of diabetes. Hypoglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay, increased admission rate and increased cost to the NHS. Prompt treatment of inpatient hypoglycemia is imperative to avoid such complications. The Hypoglycemia box is an important tool to manage hypoglycemia on the wards. It is crucial for all clinical members to be aware of the hypoglycemia box; its conte...

Diabetic nephropathy is a major cause of end stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis. Diabetes patients undergoing haemodialysis are at a high risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and therefore require close follow-up and ongoing monitoring which involves clinical staff working on dialysis units, GPs and diabetic nurses/specialists. We conducted an audit to assess service provision given to dialysis patients at Doncaster Royal Infirmary as per JBDS guidelines. This was ...