Endocrine Abstracts

KICk-OFF is a 5 days structured education course for 11–16 years old with type 1 diabetes. It has been developed with input from school teachers, children and families and follows constructivist learning theory. A pilot study resulted in some changes to the curriculum.From 2008–2013 a cluster randomised controlled trial, funded by Diabetes UK, has been undertaken, involving 396 participants from 31 UK NHS diabetes centres. Centres were randomis...

We have been issued with the challenge of delivering structured education to our children and families, with much guidance on the standards we should be aiming to achieve. However translating that into effective educational packages that can be delivered by all centres is challenging, especially when operating within the constraints of staff resources, the need to deliver a clinical service and the lack of ‘teacher training’ opportunities for paediatric teams.<p ...

We describe four cases of Thiamine Responsive Megaloblastic Anaemia (TRMA), Rogers Syndrome. Three cases are siblings, the fourth from another family. They are all of Pakistani origin and born to consanguineous parents. All have the clinical triad of megaloblastic anaemia, non-type 1 diabetes mellitus, and sensorineural deafness.The SLC19A2 gene mutation affects the transport of thiamine, which is required for normal tissue growth and development in huma...