Endocrine Abstracts

A 46 year old male presented with abdominal pain, lethargy and intermittent fever. He described abdominal fullness with cramp-like pains in the left iliac fossa. He reported early satiety and flatulence, but denied weight loss. He had Addison’s disease, diagnosed 18 years earlier with similar symptoms at presentation and diagnostic short Synacthen test, treated with hydrocortisone 20 mg am and 10 mg pm with 100 mcg fludrocortisone once daily. He had however been increasin...

Background and aims: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) requires daily self-management to mimic endocrine function, using numerical skills such as carbohydrate counting and interpreting nutritional information. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) rely on effective communication to relay information to people with T1DM to enable good self-care. Curricula for diabetes self-management education (DSME) courses require high-school level numerical skills. Eighty percent of adults in the Un...

Background: Depression and anxiety are frequently associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), inducing personal suffering and a decreased quality of life. There is limited data in patients with NETs. Therefore, adequate research identifying the prevalence of these mood disorders among GI patients and NETs are necessary to inform holistic clinical management. Further, due to the nature of hospital clinics being fast-paced, quick and effective screening tools a...