Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0033oc3.2 | Oral Communications 3 | BSPED2013

GAD and IA2 autoantibody positivity is associated with a requirement for insulin treatment: results of the UK national paediatric Type 2 Diabetes cohort

Gray Zoe , Ilsley Emma , Cotter Catherine , Makusha Lydiah , Ford Anna , Turner Kelly , Heywood James , Chandler Kyla , Bingley Polly , Barnett Anthony , Dunger David , Shield Julian , Wales Jeremy , Barrett Timothy

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; BMI above 85th centile for age and sex; children with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a national database. Blood w...

ea0030oc4.3 | Oral Communications 4 | BSPED2012

White UK children are older, more obese and more insulin resistant than non-White UK children at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: baseline results of the UK national type 2 diabetes cohort

Gray Zoe , Ilsley Emma , Cotter Catherine , Makusha Lydiah , Ford Anna , Turner Kelly , Heywood James , Barnett Anthony , Dunger David , Hamilton-Shield Julian , Wales Jeremy , Barrett Timothy

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has increased in UK children since the first reports in 2000; however it is poorly characterised and management practice varies across the UK. We aimed to describe the characteristics of the first 125 children recruited to the UK national study.Methods: We recruited children with: paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM; body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex; other diagnoses such as monogenic diabetes exclude...

ea0033p30 | (1) | BSPED2013

GAD and IA2 autoantibody positivity is associated with a requirement for insulin treatment: results of the UK national paediatric type 2 diabetes cohort

Gray Zoe , Ilsley Emma , Cotter Catherine , Makusha Lydiah , Ford Anna , Turner Kelly , Heywood James , Chandler Kyla , Bingley Polly , Barnett Anthony , Dunger David , Hamilton-Shield Julian , Wales Jeremy , Barrett Timothy

Objectives: To establish the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in children with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings.Methods: We recruited children with paediatrician diagnosis of T2DM and body mass index (BMI) above 85th centile for age and sex. Patients with other confirmed diagnoses such as monogenic and type 1 diabetes (T1DM) were excluded. Clinical data was collected into a nation...