Endocrine Abstracts

The short stature can be feature of uncontrolled diabetes due to low portal insulin levels causing decrement of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 concentrations.We describe the case of a 14 yrs old boy with Type 1 diabetes, who was admitted at our hospital in April, 2017 for the evaluation of short stature. He was the youngest of the nine older, normal statured siblings and was the shortest amongst his class-mates. He had not start...

The short stature can be feature of uncontrolled diabetes due to low portal insulin levels causing decrement of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 concentrations.We describe the case of a 14 yrs old boy with Type 1 diabetes, who was admitted at our hospital in April, 2017 for the evaluation of short stature. He was the youngest of the nine older, normal statured siblings and was the shortest amongst his class-mates. He had not start...