Endocrine Abstracts

The International Diabetes Federation estimates that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) will affect 642 million people by 2040. Chronically inflamed, hypoxic wounds are common in T2DM and represent a global unmet clinical need. Each year, diabetic foot ulcers cost the NHS £650 million and cause 1 in 200 UK deaths. This mortality is greater than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined. Glucocorticoids are used to treat a range of inflammatory conditions (e.g. asthma, eczem...