Endocrine Abstracts

Generalised oedema as a rare complication of insulin treatment in the absence of renal, hepatic or cardiovascular disease was first described by Leifer in 1928. The true incidence of insulin oedema in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus is unknown and since it was first reported in 1979, there have been only 12 reported cases worldwide. Insulin oedema has been described both in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes receiving insulin therapy for the first time and also in t...