Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Prior to COVID-19, HbA1C was performed in clinic as a point of care test. As a service development project driven by the changes to our service from COVID-19 we offered either a hospital drive through point of care HbA1C test or the validated VAMS collection method to obtain HbA1C at home.Objective: Research ethics approval was obtained to assess patient/carer acceptability of these collection methods.Methods: Drive thr...

Background: Children and young people (CYP) with Type 1 diabetes are offered 4 face to face appointments annually. During the COVID-19 pandemic these were delivered virtually.Objective: We conducted a survey to assess patient and carer satisfaction with the remote diabetes service. Methods: Research ethics approval was obtained. The survey was distributed to 280 CYP and their families; one response per family was collected. Data on...