ESPE Abstracts

Background: Little is known about the long-term social outcome of diabetic children.Objective and hypotheses: This study aimed to describe social and professional life, quality of life (QOL) and sexuality at adult age of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).Method: Participants (n=388, age=28.5±3.1 years; duration of diabetes=17.0±2.7 years, recruited from a French national register) completed a qu...

Background: T3-P-GD, a severe, rare disorder well known in adults, has not previously been described in children. It is characterized by persistently high serum fT3 concentration and normal, or even low, fT4 concentration during drug treatment. This condition is associated with very high titers of TRAb and large goiters, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. The recognition of this form of GD in children is of particular importance, as higher antithyroid ...

Background: French health authorities have developed a national program to organize outpatient care networks for the prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents (Réseau de Prise en Charge de l’Obésité Pédiatrique (REPOP)). To date, REPOP Ile-de-France has more than 250 primary care physicians with dietitians, nurses, educators, and psychologists trained in the management of childhood obesity as part of a standard care pathway, work...