ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Intensive insulin therapy with multiple daily injections (MDI) gives better glycaemic control than conventional biphasic insulin regimen in children with type 1 Diabetes mellitus. Though MDI regimen is widely practiced in other countries, this is not so in Sri Lanka.Objective: Effect on glycaemic control and BMI of children with TIDM after the change of insulin regimen to MDI from twice daily insulin regime. Methodology</st...

Background: Neonatal diabetes (NDM) is a rare form of monogenic diabetes which usually presents before 6 months of age. Both transient and permanent NDM have been described.Objective: To report the molecular genetics and clinical characteristics of patients with NDM from a single centre in Sri Lanka.Method: Retrospective analysis of clinical and molecular genetic data from patients referred to Lady Ridgeway Hospital Endocrinology u...