Endocrine Abstracts

A 34-year old female with type 1 diabetes presented to the antenatal clinic complaining of polydipsia, polyuria and nocturia. She was 12 weeks pregnant with adequate glycaemic control on a basal-bolus insulin regime. She reported new onset headaches but no deterioration in vision. On examination, her visual fields were full to confrontation with red pin. She was eunatraemic (Na 138 mmol/l), had an early morning cortisol of 332 nmol/l and normal thyroid function tests (FT4 16 p...

Background: Bardet Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by ciliary dysfunction. It is characterised by rod cone dystrophy, polydactyly, renal dysfunction, cognitive impairment. Endocrine consequences are thought to include hypogonadism, obesity and polyuria. However little is known about the endocrine and metabolic abnormalities in adult patients.Methods: One hundred and fifty-four patients with BBS were identified through t...