s / Can J Diabetes 39 (2015) 529e547 541 maintaining TG 62.2mmol/L; patient #2 -10.8 and 44.0 mmol/L; and patient #3 41.7 and >62.2 mmol/L respectively. Partial lipoprotein lipase deficiency was demonstrated molecularly in patient #3. Patients #1 and #2 received no PLEx, while patient #3 received a single course of PLEx within 24 hours of admission. By 72hours, plasma TGwas reduced by68%, 77% and 73% in patients #1, #2 and #3, respectively. All three patients were eventually discharged with essentially normal profiles. Conclusion: The clinical course in these three patients with severe HTG-induced pancreatitis suggests that PLEx is not necessary even in very severe cases, and that TG levels will correct rapidly with conservative measures. The role of PLEx in this situation should be addressed more formally in a clinical trial format. 044-2015. CLINICAL CARE A Patient Survey of Diabetes Patients in Hospital: Implications for Quality Improvement Strategies PETRA O’CONNELL*, JULIE A. MCKEEN, KARMON E. HELMLEy, GLENDA MOORE, EDWIN ROGERS