ESPE Abstracts

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a complex chronic condition common in children and young people. Structured age-appropriate life-long education for patients and their carers is very important to manage this complex condition.Objective: To critically evaluate the available Structured Education Programmes (SEPs) including psychosocial interventions in children and young people (CYP) with T1DM and its impact on medical and psychosocial outcom...

A 4.9-year-old girl presented with a 6-month history of excessive body odour and suspected breast development. Family history was significant for presence of Lynch syndrome in both her father and paternal grandmother. At presentation, she was pre-pubertal but tall for her age. Her height was 124 cm (SDS 3.5), and weight was 27.1 kg (SDS 2.69). Her height velocity was accelerated at 15 cm/year and bone age was advanced at 7 years. Investigations revealed an elevated IGF-1 (500 ...