Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of OSAS in the general population is ~ 3%. Associations between T2D and OSAS have been shown, but the prevalence of OSAS in T2D in Wales is not known.In OSAS recurrent episodes of collapse of the upper airway (apnoeas) occur during sleep. The resulting transient hypoxia and increased sympathetic drive leads to repetitive arousals. Sleep fragmentation results in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Snoring, witnessed apnoeas, a...

Background: Covid 19 infection has previously been reported to be associated with worsening of pre-existing and new onset diabetes mellitus1. However, the association of new onset autoimmune diabetes mellitus after Covid vaccination is not fully recognised in the literature.History: We report the case of a 58-year-old healthy woman who received a Covid 19 vaccination on 14th of Nov 2021. 2 weeks subsequently she was admitted with headache, blurred vision...