Endocrine Abstracts

In 1981 a 33 yr old woman was diagnosed with Graves thyrotoxicosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. At diagnosis her BMI was 19 kg/m2 and she was initially treated with carbimazole and glibenclamide. She had a past medical history of idiopathic lymphoedema, asthma and bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and was regularly reviewed by an ophthalmologist for hyperpigmented maculae.In 1991 she required insulin to control her diabetes and developed progres...