Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Insulin pumps are used in the management of type 1 diabetes in children at Macclesfield District General Hospital (MDGH). There has been no study previously conducted at MDGH to check the efficacy of the insulin pumps against non-pump methods such as multiple daily injections.Methods: Review on the number of admissions, type of admissions and insulin administration method were collected from the years 2012–2015. The types of admissions w...

Brief overview: The control of diabetes is a somewhat constant chase, with optimal control being the goal. Indeed, there are many methods marketed claiming to improve control. This is with neglect to the most basic of techniques, blood glucose monitoring. This is highly dependent on individual and parent motivation levels.Objective: The objective of this study is to answer the question, ‘Does the frequency of blood glucose monitoring affect the cont...