Endocrine Abstracts

Background and objective: Neonatal hypoglycemia is common and frequently self-resolving, although rare due to congenital hyperinsulinism are associated with high risk of brain injury. The time period for neonatal hypoglycemia has been described in several studies. It is unknown if low hypoglycemia thresholds (<2.0 mmol/l) lead to missed cases of persistent hypoglycaemia. We aimed to ascertain if lower hypoglycemia threshold risked missing persistent forms of hypoglycemia i...