Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: PCOS affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. An audit of our PCOS clinic showed that 75% of our patients were overweight or obese. Following this a Nurse led PCOS weight management clinic was developed. The aim of this audit was to determine whether the Nurse led clinic was effective in helping overweight women with PCOS lose weight.Methods: Data was collected on women attending the clinic at each monthly appointment since Apri...

Background: Neonatal diabetes is an exceedingly rare condition, defined by the presence of persistent hyperglycaemia in the first months of life. It is sub-categorised into transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM) which resolves early and permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM), which requires lifelong treatment. Transient neonatal diabetes is reported to have a global incidence of between 1/95 000–1/400 000 births. At present, there are less than 100 patients diag...