ESPE Abstracts

Presentation: A 15-year-old girl presented to Paediatric A&E with lethargy, polyuria, polydipsia and blurred vision. Initial blood gas showed a pH of 7.28, blood glucose unrecordable and ketones of 4mmol/L. The patient was started on IV fluids and insulin, according to the diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) protocol, and a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus was made.Investigations: Finger-prick capillary sampling pro...