Endocrine Abstracts

Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare form of monogenic diabetes affecting 1 in 100 000 to 500 000 live births.We report the case of a term baby born to a diet controlled gestational diabetic mother with a birth weight of 2.8 kg. Baby was persistently hyperglycaemic from day 1 of life, leading to a diagnosis of neonatal diabetes being considered. She was breast-fed on demand and although insulin pump therapy was discussed, it was felt not to be suit...