Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Lifestyle, exercise and diet vary hugely between summer and winter months population-wide. We compared diabetes control in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), during summer and winter months.Methods: All children under 18 years with T1D attending our diabetes clinics were eligible. Those diagnosed within one year, changed insulin regimen between seasons or with incomplete data were excluded. Summer or winter months were defined by British ...

Introduction: C-peptide is frequently used in clinical practice to estimate insulin secretion, and guide need for future insulin treatment. Present practice is based on studies with small patient numbers.Aim: To explore the association between non-stimulated c-peptide and progression to insulin therapy in patients with diabetes.Patients and Methods: 1971 patients with c-peptide measurements were identified (February 2007–Decem...