Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0063s20.2 | News on nutrition: when to eat what | ECE2019

Is limiting the timing of food intake a viable nutritional approach?

Robertson Denise

Food restriction and weight-management strategies have been at the forefront of most efficient strategies to prevent and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, when people find themselves in an increasingly obesogenic environment it becomes challenging to achieve and maintain successful behavioral changes. Fasting protocols such as intermittent energy restriction (IER) and time-restricted feeding (TRF), or restricting food consumption to ...

ea0032s10.2 | Salt-water balance | ECE2013

Clinical aspects of diabetes insipidus and hyponatremia

Robertson Gary

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a syndrome caused by various defects in the secretion or action of the antidiuretic hormone, arginine vasopressin (AVP). They include impaired AVP production (pituitary DI), increased AVP degradation (gestational DI), suppression of AVP secretion by excessive water intake (primary polydipsia) or decreased antidiuretic effect due to various abnormalities in the kidney (nephrogenic DI). In all four types, the severity of the defect varies between patie...

ea0045dp1.2 | Diabetes Professionals Session | BSPED2016

Systemic Psychotherapy: an effective tool for treating children and young people diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

Robertson Esther

The Best Practice Tariff standards for paediatric diabetes state that each patient must have an annual assessment of their emotional health related to their diabetes. The assessment determines whether input to their care by a clinical psychologist is required and if so, they should have timely access to this or, as appropriate, children and young people’s mental health services. Locally a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) rather than a clinical psychologist unde...

ea0094esd1.2 | Section | SFEBES2023

Advice and guidance

Robertson Douglas

There have always been conversations between clinicians about management and potential referral of patients, predominately from primary care to specialists. This has been called variously ‘advice and guidance (A&G)’, ‘specialist advice’ or ‘advice and refer’ by NHS England (NHSE). In the last few years, A&G has become increasingly relevant with escalating clinic pressures and is now part of the NHSE/GIRFT ‘elective care recovery and t...

ea0017p29 | (1) | BSPED2008

Outcome in Scottish adults with permanent congenital hypothyroidism born between 1979 and 1991

Jones J , Young D , Robertson A , Donaldson M

Introduction: Despite extensive research into IQ scores in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) during childhood there is little information on adult outcome in terms of pragmatic measures such as educational achievement, employment, residency and relationships.Patients and methods: We present the results of a questionnaire-based study examining these outcome measures in Scottish adults with permanent CH born between 1979 and 1991. The unaffected siblings of o...

ea0038p319 | Pituitary | SFEBES2015

The accuracy of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus cannulation and usefulness of prolactin adjustment in one Scottish centre

Devine Kerri , Smith Karen , Robertson Iain , Perry Colin , Freel Marie

Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is the gold standard investigation in Cushing’s disease for identifying the pituitary as the ACTH source. This technique aims to demonstrate a gradient of central:peripheral ACTH levels of >2:1 in such patients, or >3:1 after CRH stimulation. In patients without significant pituitary MRI abnormalities this facilitates neurosurgical exploration.The test is limited by difficulties in achieving...

ea0036oc6.6 | Oral Communications 6 | BSPED2014

Comparison of type 1 diabetic control before and 5 years after transfer to adult services: audit of the 2008 cohort from the Royal Hospital of Sick Children (RHSC), Glasgow

Wang Jessie R , Chen S Ching , Robertson Kenneth J

Background: Within the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), many children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are looked after at the RHSC until the age of 16 years, after which they are transferred to their local adult diabetes services. This is the first longitudinal audit within the GGC looking at the changes in diabetic control of the patient pre-and post-transfer.Method: A cohort of 75 patients referred onto the adult diabetes service from RHSC in ...

ea0058p038 | Thyroid | BSPED2018

Long-term outcomes of thyroid function in babies with Down syndrome and congenital or early hypothyroidism

Bendor-Samuel Owen , Basu Supriyo , Robertson Clare , Makaya Taffy

Introduction: Children with Down syndrome (trisomy-21/T21) are at risk of developing congenital and early (diagnosed ≤1 year) hypothyroidism. Our current monitoring follows the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) guidance: performing thyroid function tests (TFT) at birth and 12 months.Aims/objectives: 1) Determine the incidence of congenital/early hypothyroidism in babies with T21 and determine long-term thyroid function outcomes (by age 4...

ea0031oc3.6 | Reproduction, growth and development | SFEBES2013

Follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3), a transforming growth factor β ligand inhibitor, is essential for placental development in mice

Robertson Rachel , Mahmood Waheed , McGonnell Imelda , Mukherjee Abir

Follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3) is an endogenous glycoprotein inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) ligands such as activin. TGFβ ligands are integral to key cellular processes such as proliferation, development and differentiation, including angiogenesis. It is not clear, however, how FSTL3 and activin action affect tissue and organ functions in health and disease. We have identified a group of activin-responsive genes that have an expression pattern clos...

ea0027p58 | (1) | BSPED2011

Effect of diagnosing coeliac disease and instituting a gluten-free-diet on glycaemic control in asymptomatic children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Sherif Marwan A A , Allison Gavin , Robertson Kenneth , Donaldson Malcolm D C

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is common in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, so that CD screening of all asymptomatic diabetic children is carried out in many medical centres. While introduction of a gluten-free diet (GFD) might improve glycaemic control, the burden of two dietary regimes could adversely affect compliance.Aim: To assess the short-term effect of the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic CD detected by screening on diabetic cont...