hrp0086p2-p327 | Diabetes P2 | ESPE2016

Benefits of Switching Insulin from Twice Daily to Multiple Daily Injections on Glycaemic Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Sri Lanka

Atapattu Navoda , Vithanage Vasundara , De Silva Shamya

Introduction: Intensive insulin therapy with multiple daily injections (MDI) gives better glycaemic control than conventional biphasic insulin regimen in children with type 1 Diabetes mellitus. Though MDI regimen is widely practiced in other countries, this is not so in Sri Lanka.Objective: Effect on glycaemic control and BMI of children with TIDM after the change of insulin regimen to MDI from twice daily insulin regime. Methodology</st...

hrp0084p2-278 | Diabetes | ESPE2015

Neonatal Diabetes – Experience from a Single Centre in Sri Lanka

Atapattu Navoda , Vithanage Vasundara , de Silva Kirikankanange Shamya Harshini , de Silva Daham Haresha , Jayathilaka Mala Mangalika , Hattersley Andrew T , Ellard Sian , Flanagan Sarah E , Houghton J A L , Hussain Khalid

Background: Neonatal diabetes (NDM) is a rare form of monogenic diabetes which usually presents before 6 months of age. Both transient and permanent NDM have been described.Objective: To report the molecular genetics and clinical characteristics of patients with NDM from a single centre in Sri Lanka.Method: Retrospective analysis of clinical and molecular genetic data from patients referred to Lady Ridgeway Hospital Endocrinology u...