Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The WHO recommends that osteoporosis be diagnosed based on the lowest T score in hip, spine or distal 33% radius. Indian guidelines emphasize T score based diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis..One of the reasons for measuring bone density is to account for differences in bone density between sites. The data on discordance in bone density between the hip, spine and distal radius is scarce in India - despite DXA scanning being available in India for the last 20...

Introduction: A novel classification of adult onset DM into five subgroups: Severe Autoimmune Diabetes (SAID); Severe Insulin-Deficient Diabetes (SIDD); Severe Insulin-Resistant Diabetes (SIRD); Mild Obesity-Related Diabetes (MOD); and Mild Age-Related Diabetes (MARD) has been postulated. We aim to formulate a consensus statement towards reassessing gliclazide use based on cluster classification of diabetes mellitusMethods: A virtual collaborative educat...