Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There is concern that lowering the HbA1c target for children and young people with T1DM would increase the amount and severity of hypoglycaemia.Aims: To examine the relationship between HbA1c and blood glucose (BG) levels, particularly hypoglycaemia, in children with T1DM treated to current target.Methods: BG meter downloads (Diasend) were examined for the 3 months before the latest HbA1c level in children with HbA1c ...

Presentation and investigation: A 10-month-old girl presented with a bluish lump on the left side of her abdomen which was increasing in size. An abdominal mass was palpable on examination. An ultrasound showed a large, partly calcified mass measuring 9×6×9 cm arising from the left adrenal gland. There were also calcified lesions in her liver and lungs suggesting metastsis. MRI confirmed the ultrasound finding plus detected an intraspinal deposit with some cord compr...

Aims: To assess the relationship between thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies and the development of thyroid disorders in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Method: TPO antibody status and duration of diabetes at diagnosis of thyroid disorder were cross-sectionally examined in all children attending the Oxford T1DM service (n=342, male:female ratio 1:0.8).Results: Twenty patients were identified with thyroid como...