Endocrine Abstracts

During this session on the controversies in the management of neonatal hypoglycaemia, I will discuss why the real controversy is not the definition of hypoglycaemia but rather what we should do when we find low glucose values. I will discuss my preferred hypoglycemia guideline recommendation. In addition I will discuss the relationship between hypoglycemia and brain damage and demonstrate to the audience that hypoglycemia is not the cause of brain damage but rather energy defi...