ea0078p20 | Diabetes | BSPED2021
Moon Rebecca
, van Boxel Elizabeth
, Berg Elizabeth
, Trevelyan Nicola
Background: Current guidance recommends screening for coeliac disease (CD) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) using measurement of serum anti tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin A (tTG-IgA). It is recognized that tTG-IgA levels can fluctuate and there are reports of transient rises in tTG-IgA levels in response to acute stress, such as infection and acute coronary syndrome. The effect of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) on tTG-IgA has not been reported. We investiga...