Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Satisfactory glycaemic control in children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes is difficult to achieve. In Wales before 2002 the level of glycaemic control across the Principality in this age group was unknown.Aims: To determine the level of glycaemic control in diabetic children across Wales.To determine if glycaemic control improved from 2002 to 2007.To identify factors that might be responsibl...

Plasma homocysteine is now regarded as a graded risk factor for vascular disease comparable to smoking, high cholesterol and raised blood pressure. In diabetes homocysteine values have correlated with microalbuminuria and are thought to contribute to vascular damage. Folic acid is an essential co-factor for homocysteine metabolism and folic acid supplementation has been shown to reduce plasma homocysteine by about 30%.In this study patients with Type II ...

Introduction: Maternal diet during pregnancy has been linked to offspring body composition, but the specific nutrients and mechanisms involved are not well understood. Higher n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status is associated with lower risk of adiposity in adults, whereas n-6 PUFA are adipogenic. The effect of maternal PUFA in determining offspring body composition is unknown.Method: We evaluated the relationships between maternal ...