hrp0097rfc5.6 | Diabetes and insulin 1 | ESPE2023

Do females with Type 1 Diabetes have puberty earlier?

Cordero Pearson Andrea , Lucía Gomez Gila Ana , Navarro Moreno Constanza

Background: In the past, the majority of the pacients with Type 1 Diabetes (DM1) had late puberty due to hipogonadotropic hipogonadism as a result of insulin deficiency. However, the use of intensive insulin therapy nowadays, results in higher BMI what can lead to an earlier puberty. Insulin administered subcutaneously is not processed by the liver, which implies increased exposure to this hormone in the ovary leading to greater activation of theca and granulo...