Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Glucocorticoids are used medium and long-term for a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, with increasing use in the UK. The management of their potential side effects, however, remains suboptimal, and guidelines are not comprehensive. Our institute has had cases of patients presenting with hyperglycaemic emergencies due to steroid induced diabetes.Aims: 1) To obtain an estimate of the frequency of the use of medium and long term...