Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid eye disease (TED) affects some 400 000 people in the United Kingdom. Apart from being problematic and cosmetically distressing to patients it can be occasionally sight threatening. The joint TED clinic was first established at the New Cross Hospital in 2010. At this monthly clinic patients are assessed by both an Endocrinology and Ophthalmology consultant. Full orthoptic evaluation is done and the management plan is facilitated by a patient self-assessment questionnair...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common and frequently found in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This case report shows the infrequently documented link between OSA and type 1 diabetes and highlights the need to confirm the type of diabetes especially in complex and atypical cases.Case report: A 44-year-old gentleman, with a BMI of 34, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was treated with metformin and given lifestyle ...