Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obesity and subsequent insulin resistance is becoming more frequent among type 1 diabetes (T1DM) patients, leading to ‘double diabetes’ and potentially increasing vascular risk. Studies in double diabetes remain limited and this population is not fully characterised.Aims: To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obese T1DM patients and analyse the effects of increasing weight on cardiovascula...

Background: Obesity and subsequent insulin resistance is becoming more frequent among type 1 diabetes (T1DM) patients, leading to ‘double diabetes’ and potentially increasing vascular risk. Studies in double diabetes remain limited and this population is not fully characterised.Aims: To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obese T1DM patients and analyse the effects of increasing weight on cardiovascula...