ESPE Abstracts

Background: The disturbance of the GH-IGF-axis in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) with low circulating IGF-I, GH hypersecretion, and hyperinsulinemia, which may be associated with high tissue IGF-I, have implications on long-term vascular complications.Objective and hypotheses: To establish disease, sex and age related serum IGF-I reference values for children with T1DM and test the hypothesis that IGF-I SDS is lower in T1DM than in healthy controls and negativel...

Background: Screening for autoimmune thyroid disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes lacks consensus. Optimal screening methods should benefit the patients and reduce costs to healthcare.Objective and hypotheses: To, at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, determine the predictive value of thyroid autoantibodies, thyroid function, islet autoantibodies, and HLA-DQ for autoimmune thyroid disease.Method: At diagnosis of type...