Endocrinology literature — NICE diabetes guidelines, ADA Standards of Care, Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines, and Diabetes Care articles — arrives in dense PDF format. This guide shows endocrinologists and trainees how to convert these PDFs to EPUB for comfortable reading on any device.
Endocrinology spans diabetes, thyroid disease, adrenal disorders, pituitary tumours, metabolic bone disease, reproductive endocrinology, and lipid management — each with its own set of guidelines. The ADA Standards of Care alone is ~200 pages updated annually. Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines cover dozens of conditions. NICE publishes technology appraisals for CGM, insulin pumps, and hybrid closed-loop systems. Keeping all of this in readable form on your phone requires conversion from PDF to EPUB.
| Source | Content | Access |
|---|---|---|
| NICE (nice.org.uk) | Type 1 (NG17), type 2 (NG28), gestational diabetes (NG3), CGM and pump TAs | Free |
| ADA (diabetesjournals.org) | Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes — ~200 pages, updated annually | Free |
| Endocrine Society (endocrine.org) | CPGs: thyroid, osteoporosis, adrenal, pituitary, lipids, PCOS, growth hormone | Free |
| AACE (aace.com) | Comprehensive Diabetes Management Algorithm, thyroid guidelines | Free |
| EASD (easd.org) | European guidelines, consensus statements on technology, type 1, NAFLD | Free |
| Society for Endocrinology (endocrinology.org) | UK consensus statements, e-learning resources | Free (members) |
| Diabetes Care (ADA) | ADA flagship journal; Standards of Care published here | Subscription / some OA |
| Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology | High-impact reviews and trials | Subscription / some OA |
| JCEM | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | Subscription / some OA |
Keep NICE TAs for CGM (TA943), flash glucose monitoring (TA590), insulin pumps, and hybrid closed-loop (TA943) as EPUBs on your phone. During a diabetes technology clinic, search the TA for eligibility criteria, contraindications, and prescribing conditions. Annotate patient-specific eligibility notes directly in the EPUB.
Each January, download the new ADA Standards of Medical Care PDF (free at diabetesjournals.org) and convert to EPUB. Read the "What's New" section first, then keep the full Standards on your e-reader as a reference throughout the year. The EPUB's navigable chapter headings make it far easier to use than scrolling a 200-page PDF.
Convert the relevant Endocrine Society CPG sections (thyroid nodule, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis) to EPUB before thyroid MDT or metabolic bone clinic. Annotate staging criteria and treatment thresholds for the cases you are reviewing.
Export annotations from Diabetes Care or Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology articles. Add a brief reflection on clinical applicability in your CPD e-portfolio. Society for Endocrinology, Diabetes UK, and RCP frameworks all accept documented peer-reviewed reading with reflection.
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