Endocrine Abstracts

Background: 71/270 (26%) of our patients with T1DM, diagnosed for more than 1 year, had an ideal HbA1c of less than or equal to 48 mmol/mol. Are there factors within this group that may be transferred into groups with higher HbA1cs to improve control?Methods: Clinical records were reviewed for the whole year and download data from a randomly selected 2 week period was reviewed. Age, gender, time from diagnosis, ethnicity, postcode, other medical conditio...

Background: The paediatric diabetes team at our Children’s Hospital were part of a national clinical trial considering whether long term outcomes are better for patients on MDI (multiple daily injection therapy) or insulin pump therapy from diagnosis. Patients and their families had to be approached, consented and treatment for the trial commenced within two weeks of diagnosis. Many centres struggled to recruit, but this was not the case with our centre.<p class="abst...