Endocrine Abstracts

Much has been written and discussed about the role of the specialist within the confines of the modern NHS. There is a growing realisation that having a specialist rigidly based in hospital is becoming difficult to sustain; instead, flexibility is now crucial as primary and specialist care look to work together to improve diabetes care.With the challenges of the Five Year Forward View (NHS England, 2014) upon us in England, and similar pressures elsewher...

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Diabetes and endocrinology is a specialty in which we study the fascinating area of the physiology of hormones, which can influence the regulation of every organ in our body. Understanding how hormones are dysregulated in pathological states leads to improved diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Rapid progress has been made in the field and there are now many classical endocrine systems, which are well established that we have all learnt about as undergraduate trainees...