ESPE Abstracts

Background: Steroid is a standard treatment for several chronic diseases in children, such as autoimmune or rheumatology disease. However, despite its benefit, steroids have many side effects, including dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia in childhood increases the risk of atherosclerosis development that can progress into cardiovascular disease. Dyslipidemia is diagnosed using the lipid profile of the patient. The aim of this study was to determine the association bet...

Background: An underestimated figure of 1,249 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) was diagnosed in Indonesia from 2017 to 2019. In 2021, there were around 0.05 paediatricians per 1,000 children in Indonesia. Only 1.2% (n=54) were pediatric endocrinologists practising in 17 out of 38 provinces populating urban areas in Indonesia. Therefore, Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) Indonesia, a public-private partnership, has delivered training fo...