Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is 4.4–11.1 vs 0.5% in the general population. The compliance to gluten free diet (GFD) in symptomatic patients vs those diagnosed on screening is significantly higher as expected. The impact of untreated CD on patients with T1DM ranges from malabsorption and frequent unexplained hypoglycaemia to no symptoms.Aims: i) To describe the demographics of our children with CD.</...