Endocrine Abstracts

We report the case of a 70 year-old-lady with a background of type 2 diabetes and hypertension who was admitted with a history of self-neglect. She had burns affecting her hands which she had sustained after falling asleep next to the fire five weeks previously. Over the preceding three months, the patient had also deteriorated in terms of self-care, appetite, mobility and control of her blood sugars.On examination, the patient was noted to have severe u...