Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There is an increased incidence of Type 1 diabetes in preschool children and the management of diabetes in this group is challenging. Preschool children are dependent on others for all aspects of their care. Normoglycaemia in preschool children reduces the likelihood of acute and chronic complications.Objectives: Our goals were to:1. Outline the demographic characteristics of children diagnosed with diabetes before 5 ye...

Introduction: A case series of three children diagnosed with MODY at a university hospital between November 2015 and May 2018. All of them was found to have HNF1B mutation.Background: HNF1β-MODY (MODY5) is a rare form of monogenic diabetes that is often associated with a wide range of urinary tract anomalies including renal cysts. It’s a dominantly inherited disease including maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), pancreatic insufficiency...