ea0033oc5.3 | Oral Communications 5 | BSPED2013
Besser Rachel
, Chen Suet Ching
, Knight Emma
, McNeil Ethel
, Musson Pauline
, Fisher Victoria
, Kerr Stephanie
, Donaldson Malcolm
, Davis Nikki
, Ahmed Faisal
, Shaikh M Guftar
, Davies Justin
Introduction: The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is the gold standard method to assess GH and/or ACTH deficiency. Safety concerns with the use of this test were raised more than 20 years ago from overtreatment of hypoglycaemia and consequent cerebral oedema, resulting in some centres using alternative tests. We have re-appraised use of the ITT in a contemporary setting and evaluated: i) timing of the glucose nadir, ii) time to resolution of hypoglycaemia, iii) adverse events and...