Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: National guidance recommends Level 3 carbohydrate counting (L3CC) is delivered within 2 weeks of diagnosis of Type I Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) (NICE, 2015). This was introduced at Derbyshire Children’s Hospital in 2017. This service evaluation aimed to assess the impact of this on patients’ blood glucose, by recording HbA1c levels at quarterly intervals over 6 months. Methods: A comparison of quarterly HbA1c in children that receiv...

Variability in treatment response with respect to GLP1 agents is well-accepted but incompletely understood. In a specialist GLP-1 clinic at UHCW, we describe a case of improved therapeutic response following change in injection site. Currently, advice is injection in the abdomen or thigh.A 61 year old man was commenced on Liraglutide 1.2 mg subcutaneous OD injection, in 2013. Previously managed with glimepiride 4 mg and ...

Variability in treatment response with respect to GLP1 agents is well-accepted but incompletely understood. In a specialist GLP-1 clinic at UHCW, we describe a case of improved therapeutic response following change in injection site. Currently, advice is injection in the abdomen or thigh.A 61 year old man was commenced on Liraglutide 1.2 mg subcutaneous OD injection, in 2013. Previously managed with glimepiride 4 mg and ...