Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with high cardiovascular risk. Statins reduce the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction when used as a primary prevention in selected patients with T1DM. A 2020 audit of statin prescription in our department showed 28.3% of patients who met criteria were on statin therapy. The aim of this quality improvement project was to improve statin prescription in eligible patients presenting to our outpatient diabetes departmen...