Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can be easily confirmed with the triad of hyperglycaemia, metabolic acidosis and ketonaemia/ketonuria when suspected. DKA presenting as acute abdomen sometimes is well known, but not vice versa. We describe a rare presentation of acute abdomen with stress hyperglycaemia masquerading as DKA.Case Report: 2 year old boy presented with abdominal pain for 8 hours, vomiting & lethargy and tachypnoea & tachycard...

Introduction: DigiBete is a patient support app with educational and peer support video vignettes, translated into several languages and accessible to those with low literacy. It can be personalised by diabetes teams for patient communication. The app is widely used in England and Wales. In 2021, the Scottish Government funded DigiBete app licenses for all T1D families in Scotland for a 12-month pilot.Methods: A primary health board led the pilot, establ...