
Vitamin D status in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Irish Endocrine Society, Annual Conference, 27 November 2020 A study by a team from South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel, which assessed vitamin D status in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was presented as a poster presentation at the 2020 IES Annual Conference. Vitamin D has a modulatory role in insulin secretion and action and…
Sex development disorders care continuing to evolve
Irish Endocrine Society, Annual Conference, 27 November 2020 Disorders of sex development (DSDs) – a diverse group of congenital conditions in which the external appearance of the individual does not coincide with the chromosomal constitution or the gonadal sex – are quite common despite a lack of public knowledge and discussion about this field, the…
Need for better detection of gestational diabetes highlighted
Better approaches to detecting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are needed given the increasing burden of this condition globally, the IES 2020 Annual Conference heard during the opening research-based oral communications session. Dr Robert D’Arcy, Registrar, Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, presented the findings of two studies that he co-authored on…
Impact of exercise on development of type 2 diabetes subject of McKenna Lecture
Irish Endocrine Society, Annual Conference, 27 November 2020 This year’s Irish Endocrine Society (IES) McKenna Lecture, which is awarded for an outstanding body of research that is carried out in Ireland, was delivered by Dr Donal O’Gorman, Associate Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University, Interim Director of the…
Hadden Lecture focuses on management of diabetes in pregnancy
Irish Endocrine Society, Annual Conference, 27 November 2020 This year’s IES Hadden Lecture was delivered by Prof Helen Murphy, Professor of Medicine (Diabetes and Antenatal Care) at the University of East Anglia and Professor of Women’s Health at Kings College London, on the topic of ‘Management of Diabetes Pregnancy in 2020 and beyond’. Irish-born Prof…