Endocrine Abstracts

Monogenic diabetes is estimated to account for as much as 4% of childhood and adolescent diabetes. Positive test rates for monogenic diabetes in the UK have been reported as 23%1. The aim of this study was to determine positive testing rates among adults within the University of Limerick Hospital Group catchment population of approximately 413,000 people. Adults (age >16years) who underwent screening for monogenic diabetes over a 24 month (January 2021 to Decemb...

Introduction: Recent consensus guidelines for the Joint British Diabetes Societies and the Endocrine Society cover the common clinical scenario of optimising glycaemic control in patients receiving enteral (NG/PEG), and total parenteral nutrition (TPN), although the approach recommended differs. Here, we outline an Irish tertiary referral centre experience, and compare with international guidance.Methods: We extracted data from our electronic referral sy...