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Endocrinology and diabetes

G/TUES/END1 A DECADE OF TRENDS IN CHILDHOOD DIABETES IN WESSEX 1996 TO 2005
M. Riddle, presenting, A. McAulay, S. Payne, P. Thomas.Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Poole, Dorset, UK

Aim: To analyse data collected for children with diabetes <16 years in the Wessex region and assess significant trends from 1996 to 2005.

Method: Data were collected annually by questionnaire from each of the 10 districts on: occurrence rates, length of stay (LOS) and incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at presentation, re-admission rates with DKA, clinic staff numbers, and mean clinic HbA1c.

Results: There is a significant trend of increasing incidence (p = 0.001) and prevalence (p<0.001) of diabetes over the study period. The LOS for new patients (not in DKA) has shown a decrease (from 3.3 to 1.6 days), and varies between districts. This variation may be related to Paediatric Diabetic Nurse Specialist (PDNS) cover per patient (r = –0.54, p = 0.11). The incidence of DKA at presentation has remained constant (average . . . [Full text of this article]