Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It has been proved that calculating the accurate amount of carbohydrate intake and good compliance in carb counting play a major role in in diabetes management.Method: All patients who came to diabetes clinic at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in one-month duration were requested to complete the designed questionnaires anonymously and 17 patients/carers returned the results to the diabetes secretary. We asked about the methods they were using for car...

Introduction: Young people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) face great challenges in managing their disease. Puberty poses strains on glycaemic control. Transferring from paediatric to adult diabetic services is another obstacle. The study aims to evaluate our local transition and transfer service provision and monitoring of the young people’s HbA1c control during this challenging period.Methods: T1DM patients transferred from our hospital’s paediat...

Introduction: We would like to highlight an interesting case of 12 year-old boy with GH deficiency and its diagnostic dilemma.Case report: A 12 year-old boy was referred for growth failure. Over the last 3 years, his height and weight fell to the 2nd centile from the 25th and 9th centiles respectively. His poor growth was initially attributed to his Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder medication which was optimised wit...