Endocrine Abstracts

A 48 years old male presented with an acute episode of dizziness, weakness, diaphoresis, palpitations, and shakiness. Hypoglycaemia was confirmed with a CBG of 1.6 mmol/L. His symptoms resolved on treatment with Hypostop gel and 10% dextrose. He had an otherwise unremarkable physical examination. In view of his history of consumption of a bottle of vodka daily a diagnosis of alcohol induced hypoglycaemia was made on discharge. A year later he was found being agitated and aggre...

Introduction: We undertook a service development audit within our trust to review the Medical team’s knowledge on DKA and the management involved in treating these patients. The aim was to identify where there was a lack of knowledge in this area so we could provide teaching sessions on DKA and aim at the specific areas highlighted from the audit. We went on to deliver education sessions on DKA management and pinpointed the areas lacking from the pre audit. The education ...