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ea0095p39 | Diabetes 2 | BSPED2023

Right diagnosis, right treatment: Think MODY early in children who present with symptoms of diabetes

Jeyaraman Alagusutha , Khair Mohamed , Jhamba Rumbidzai S

Background: Although it accounts for small number (1–2%) of diabetes cases, MODY is especially important to be picked up by health care providers because of the implications of the correct diagnosis on clinical management and family counselling. MODY should be suspected when a patient <25 years old presents with symptoms of diabetes, who has a family history of diabetes/ MODY, with negative diabetes autoantibodies screen, and/or suboptimal response to...