Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It has been proved that calculating the accurate amount of carbohydrate intake and good compliance in carb counting play a major role in in diabetes management.Method: All patients who came to diabetes clinic at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in one-month duration were requested to complete the designed questionnaires anonymously and 17 patients/carers returned the results to the diabetes secretary. We asked about the methods they were using for car...

Introduction and objective: Early glycaemic control is predictive of long-term control. Children who present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at the time of type 1 diabetes diagnosis are at risk for poorer long-term glycaemic control. Intensive education and support with multidisciplinary team (MDT) input is vital to overcoming these outcomes. In this retrospective analysis, we compared 6 month-HbA1C outcomes in children with and without DKA at diagnosis.<p class="abstext"...