Endocrine Abstracts

A 54 year old male was referred for evaluation of Diabetes Insipidus in 2021 with a 12 month history of polyuria, polydipsia and nocturia 3-4 times per night. He always carried water with him and drank 750 ml overnight. He had a history of Ulcerative Colitis, enteropathic osteoarthritis and asthma. He was on Secukinumab monthly. Partial Central Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) deficiency was confirmed by a water deprivation test (serum osmolality >293 mOsm/kg, urine osmolality 3...

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide and is currently 12% (appx. 800 women/annum) in our institution with 40% of the patients requiring treatment with insulin. The aim of this project is to assess if the use of an online glucose management platform in addition to usual care would improve patient satisfaction in women with GDM. Patients diagnosed with GDM were randomised to the use of Bluetooth enabled Onetouch Verion or...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a potential consequence of low energy availability (LEA) can impact athletic health and performance. Bone health, growth and development can be adversely impacted. The 2023 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on RED-S recommends assessment for impairment of bone health, growth and development with DXA scanning and measurement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1). We aim to investigate if eli...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a syndrome caused by low energy availability (LEA), where an athlete’s energy intake is inadequate to match expenditure. In 2023 the International Olympic Committee released a consensus statement for REDS, with recommendations for studying health outcomes. 1 Our study aims to investigate if elite female Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) players are at risk of LEA and RED-S. 44 female intercounty GAA players were re...