Endocrine Abstracts

A 49 year old lady presented to the hospital unconscious with severe hypoglycaemia. She had type 1 diabetes for 24 years and coeliac disease. She was hypo-unaware and had multiple admissions with DKA and hypoglycaemia over the years. She did not engage in the self-management of diabetes, therefore, insulin was being injected by the carers in the community and by nurses in the hospital. Her erratic and unpredictable glycaemic control was attributed to non-compliance. She admitt...

A 49 year old lady presented to the hospital unconscious with severe hypoglycaemia. She had type 1 diabetes for 24 years and coeliac disease. She was hypo-unaware and had multiple admissions with DKA and hypoglycaemia over the years. She did not engage in the self-management of diabetes, therefore, insulin was being injected by the carers in the community and by nurses in the hospital. Her erratic and unpredictable glycaemic control was attributed to non-compliance. She admitt...