Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Incidence of paediatric type 2 diabetes appears to be increasing. We describe our cohort of paediatric type 2 diabetes at Barts Health NHS Trust in East London (UK) over the period 2008-2018 to gain insight in incidence, complications and outcomes.Methods: Retrospective cohort study. Data collection from Twinkle (electronic database for diabetes) and paper notes.Results: Fourty patients (25 female) were diagnosed with T2...

Introduction: Radioiodine is a safe and effective treatment for benign thyroid disease. It aims to treat hyperthyroidism and achieve a euthyroid state. Radioiodine is indicated in cases of hyperthyroidism caused by Graves’ disease or toxic goitre (solitary toxic adenomas or multi-nodular goitre). In practice there has been concerns about long term safety, worsening of eye disease and weight gain with this treatment.Aims: To audit outcome, management...

Background: Transition from paediatric to adult services is a crucial process for young adults with long term conditions (LTC) affecting quality of life and engagement with medical services. The recent NICE report has outlined overarching principles for an effective transition. This can be a challenge for paediatricians and adult physicians as both hospital sites and medical/nursing teams can change. There is a dearth of evidence regardin...

Background: Transition from paediatric to adult services is a crucial process for young adults with long term conditions (LTC) affecting quality of life and engagement with medical services. The recent NICE report has outlined overarching principles for an effective transition. This can be a challenge for paediatricians and adult physicians as both hospital sites and medical/nursing teams can change. There is a dearth of evidence regardin...

IAS is a very rare condition in which anti-insulin antibodies carry high concentrations of insulin in suspension in circulation. Hypoglycaemia occurs when insulin is released from the antibodies during fasting or post-prandially.We present two cases. Patient-A is a 52-year old Thai obese female, with acanthosis nigricans and a strong family history of T2DM. Patient-B is a 28 year-old normal- BMI Caucasian female with an unremarkable history. None of the ...