ESPE Abstracts

The Flash glucose monitoring System(FGMS) is a system of measurement of the interstitial glucose levels in real time, safe, effective and doesn´t require calibration. Its low cost has allowed to be approved for all children under 18 years old by our Regional Health Service.Objective: To assess the impact during this first year of use of FGMS in all children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes who previously used the classic method of cap...

Children born small for gestational age (SGA) have a weight and/or heighth less than −2SD from the mean, the realization of an adequate catch-up or not during the first years is important and the growth assessment is required.Objective: Analyze Catch-up on Growth of 52 SGA children during the first 4 years of life, compared 23 children who performed it properly (AC) with 19 who did not recover (NAC).Methods: Retrospective stu...

Background: Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon tumor, producer of Catecholamines and causing hypertension in childhood. It is associated to genetic alterations, generally related with RET gene disorders.Method: We present the case of a unilateral familial isolated pheochromocytoma, present in father and son, carriers of a heterozygous mutation in the VHL gene (c.235C > G; p.R79G).Case: Male, 9 years-old with history of fever, prof...

Objective: To evaluate the pancreatic reserve and metabolic control in our patient diagnosed of type 1 diabetes over the last 20 years.Method: Retrospective cohort study of all patients <15 years, diagnosed in our community between 01/01/1995 and 31/12/2014. Variables: gender, age at diabetes debut, age at study, c-peptide after stimulation with glucagon at debut and 1 month after, HbA1c at debut, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years, 5 and 10 years of debut. Co...