Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0036oc7.5 | Oral Communications 7 | BSPED2014

The relationship of vibration perception threshold with metabolic control and duration of disease in British children with type 1 diabetes

Kallampallil Jins , Goodwin Simon , Riddle Miles

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes affects a large number of children and adolescents, and its incidence is on the rise worldwide. The most devastating and important consequence of diabetes is its role in the development of long-term microvascular complications. This study aimed to study the role of the non-invasive vibration perception threshold (VPT) test in detecting subclinical peripheral neuropathy, and its correlation with metabolic control and duration of disease in British ...

ea0085p54 | Diabetes 2 | BSPED2022

Technology alone is not the answer for closing the deprivation gap in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

Sims Jack , Riddle Miles , Mitchell Thomas , Frerichs Carley

Introduction: Children and young people with T1DM living in the least deprived areas have better diabetes control vs those in most deprived areas with UK NPDA data suggesting that deprivation and ethnicity are associated with less use of technology.1Aims: 1. Review distribution of technology between different socio-economic and ethnic groups 2. To compare mean recent HbA1c results between groups using different combinations of technology<p...