Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s disease (CD) is a very rare cause of obesity in children. Typical features seen in adults with CD may be absent and clinical investigations may not give a definitive diagnosis. We present a case of CD, highlighting the challenges of diagnosis and the dilemmas encountered in managing such patients.Case report: A ten-year-old girl was referred with a five-year history of weight gain. At presentation BMI was +3.66 SD and she had...

Introduction: Achieving an HbA1c of less than 48 mmol/mol minimises the risk of complications in children and young people with type one diabetes. Elective admissions to hospital are one option employed to improve glycaemic control in patients with an HbA1c above target. There is however limited evidence to support such admissions. We aimed to retrospectively compare glycaemic control between patients electively admitted to hospital to stabilise their dia...