Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypoglycaemia is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in emergency department (ED), mainly among individuals with diabetes on insulin or oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA). Hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic individuals is not a common condition and its often a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when presented in an unusual way. Although it does not seem to be a cardiac emergency feature, various electrocardiograph...

Variability in treatment response with respect to GLP1 agents is well-accepted but incompletely understood. In a specialist GLP-1 clinic at UHCW, we describe a case of improved therapeutic response following change in injection site. Currently, advice is injection in the abdomen or thigh.A 61 year old man was commenced on Liraglutide 1.2 mg subcutaneous OD injection, in 2013. Previously managed with glimepiride 4 mg and ...

Diabetes can manifest not only with hyperglycemia,but also as hypoglycemia. It typically occurs postprandially,3-5 hrs after meals and is preceded by early post meals hyperglycemia.58 yrs old Saudi gentleman had Type 2 diabetes for 5 yrs,dyslipidemia,Mitral valve disease,Bronchial asthma, GERD,vitamin D deficiency,BPH and depressive illness. He had presented to the outpatient Diabetes clinic in November, 2015 with post-p...