ESPE Abstracts

Background: In diabetic athletes, glycogen depletion can contribute to the early development of starvation ketones as is demonstrated by our patient.Case presentation: Our patient, a 15-year-old male triathlete with type 1 diabetes for 5 years was referred to our tertiary center because of suboptimal regulation on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII). He frequently awoke with nausea and ketosis, which was initially attributed to failure of ins...