Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The NPDA presents data on management, treatment, and complications for all diabetes units in the country. This acts as a driver for quality improvement and aims to improve standards of diabetes care. The 2019 report identified a relatively high proportion of children with hypertension locally. An audit aimed to identify the proportion of local diabetes patients with ‘hypertension’ or ‘pre-hypertension’, and their clinical identification. The s...

Introduction: Paediatric hypoglycaemia is a relatively common medical emergency. In order to allow identification of the underlying cause, investigations need to be performed urgently prior to treatment being given. If done correctly this can save the need for future investigations. A ‘hyposcreen’ costs ~£450 so careful consideration is needed to ensure correct patient selection, as inadequate investigations have further cost and patient safety implications....