Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Optimising management of diabetes in school is critical especially with more children being commenced on intensive insulin regimens. Partnership between families, school and caregivers is essential to enhance safety and satisfaction with the educational experience for students.Methodology: We gathered information on facilities in schools for children with T1D from our district hospital by telephonic questionnaire. The questions related to p...

Background: We present a teenager with type 1 diabetes who sustained a substantial weight loss of 20 kg over 15 months. He had minimal insulin requirements with an extraordinarily low HbA1c.Presentation: During his presentation with excessive weight loss, he had blood tests which revealed pre-renal failure, following which he was admitted for rehydration and assessment. Apparently he was consuming fluid in excess of 2 l/day. Ultrasound of kidneys was nor...