Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is highly prevalent in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), possibly due to premenarchal exogenous hyperinsulinism (supraphysiological doses and nonphysiologic route of insulin administration). Our aim was to determine if PCOS was related to daily or basal insulin dose or T1DM duration.Methods: We examined 47 women with T1DM (mean age 36.02 years, ±6.03) treated with continuous subcutaneous insul...