hrp0098p2-81 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2024

“Sweet” lies detector; Factitious Diabetes Mellitus as a rare presentation of Munchausen by Proxy syndrome

Paltoglou George , Koutrouli Mina , Panos Alexandros , Plarinou Adamantini , Siori Dimitra , Tzavela Eleni , Soldatou Alexandra , Karavanaki Kyriaki

Background/Purpose: Case report of two siblings (nine-year-old boy and four-year-old girl) with rarely described factitious diabetes by proxy, aim ing to enhance physician’s awareness.Methods: Initially the boy was referred by a physician to the outpatient clinic to apply (successfully) for an insulin pump. The mother convincingly claim ed her son has had T1DM for 3 years. Reported history started during hospitaliz...