Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition with significant implications on the child, the family and the health services. Management of this condition in a refugee child is fraught with further challenges.Methods: In this observational case report, we discuss the challenges in the management of a 10-year-old Somalian boy, with type 1 diabetes for the past few years, who presented with Diabetic ketoacidosis.Table 1 illustra...