Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: We examined our cohort of adults with type 1 diabetes who are using hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin delivery systems, to describe what proportion are meeting international targets of HbA1c, time-in-range, and time spent below range. We assessed longitudinal changes in HbA1c associated with switching from an open-loop to a HCL insulin pump.Methods: We undertook a single-centre observational study of patients using Medtronic™ 780G insulin ...

Local and national guidelines for post- hip fracture bone protection in an elderly population, advise vitamin D replacement and IV bisphosphonate. We report the case of an 82 year old man who underwent left hemiarthroplasty after low-trauma neck of femur fracture. He received a loading dose of Vitamin D (150,000 units over six days) and followed by IV Zolendronic Acid 5 mg on day nine of admission. On admission the serum calcium was elevated (2.63 mmol/l), on repeat it was wit...