Endocrine Abstracts

Background: GH therapy during the transition period is important for somatic maturation. Identification of factors associated with low IGF-I levels may be useful in optimising GH replacement therapy.Objectives: To explore the prevalence and determinants of insufficient GH replacement during transitionMethods: Childhood-onset GH deficient (CO-GHD) patients (n=65) who stopped therapy, and were started on adult GH dose during t...

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; BMI above 85th centile for age and sex; children with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a national database. Blood w...

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has increased in UK children since the first reports in 2000; however it is poorly characterised and management practice varies across the UK. We aimed to describe the characteristics of the first 125 children recruited to the UK national study.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex; other diagnoses such as monogenic diabetes exclude...

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has increased in UK children since the first reports in 2000; however it is poorly characterised and management practice varies across the UK. We aimed to describe the characteristics of the first 103 children recruited to a national study. We wrote to paediatricians asking for children with: diagnosis of T2DM; body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex; and other diagnoses such as monogenic diabetes excluded. Clinical data was collected in...

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM and body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex. Patients with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a nation...