Endocrine Abstracts

Background: With increasing ethnic diversity in the Western World, it is important to establish the safety of religious practices such as fasting during Ramadan. There is limited information about severity and outcome of diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA) during Ramadan outside Middle East.Objective: We studied differences in severity, DKA-related complications and outcomes of DKA before (Shaban), during (Ramadan) and after Ramadan (Shawwal).<p clas...

Background: Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) have developed guidelines for the treatment and management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in adults in the United Kingdom (UK). Multiple single center audits are known to assess compliance to guidelines. However, unified data on DKA management across multiple centers is unknown.Aims: To study the precipitating factors and assess for differences in DKA management across UK hospitals.<p class="abstext...