Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Children with HbA1cs in target within the first year of diagnosis of diabetes show tracking of future results1 and experience fewer long term complications.2 This phenomenon is called ‘metabolic memory.3 HbA1C depends on a combination of patient factors and quality of care offered by the team (intensive insulin, communication, and support). We hypothesized that well managed, supported, patients should achieve target HbA1cs at l...

Background: Guidelines on standards for diabetes care for children with type 1 diabetes (TID) recommend continuous (24 h/7-day-a-week) access to advice from specialist health-care professionals. However, for many diabetes teams, limited resources precludes provision of this service outside normal working hours. The use of regional networks may enable the implementation of safe, high quality and cost-effective support to patients and families ‘out of hours’.<p cla...