Factors underlying a disproportionate increase in hospital admissions for adrenal insufficiency in women aged 20-29 years.

Since the year 2000, admissions for adrenal insufficiency (AI) and adrenal crises (AC) have shown a particular increase in young adult females. We examined data on acute non-surgical hospitalisations for AI/AC from New South Wales, Australia, to determine relevant factors that may have contributed to this increase. Data were analysed to ascertain associations between various comorbid psychosocial issues, identified by relevant ICD-10-AM codes in each record, and ACs.

An analysis of the utilisation of medical identification jewellery among children and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Australia.

Aims: People with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are at risk of life-threatening illness. Medical jewellery is recommended for emergencies, but its uptake is unknown. This study assessed the use of medical jewellery among people with T1DM aged 0-24 years in Australia.

Acute illness in patients with concomitant Addison's disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Increased incidence of hypoglycaemia and adrenal crises.

Background: Patients with Addison's disease (AD) and comorbid type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are at increased risk of certain acute metabolic disorders relative to patients with one of these conditions only. The reasons for this are unknown.

Methods: All attendances for acute illness by AD patients at the emergency department of a Sydney hospital between 2000 and 2017 were reviewed.

The use of medical identification jewellery in adults with adrenal insufficiency in Australia.

Objective: Hydrocortisone stress dosing during illness can prevent adrenal crises (AC) in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). When patients cannot communicate, medical identification jewellery may facilitate parenteral hydrocortisone provision but patient adoption rates are not known.

Design: A cross-sectional analysis of Australian medical identification jewellery subscription data.