Pediatrics

RISE study data on improvements of beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes found response to treatment differs in adults vs youth.

Which baseline characteristics in pregnant mothers predispose a higher risk of adverse neonatal events?

In this Exclusive Interview transcript, Catherine L. Davis  talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2018 convention in Orlando about the surprising results of a study on exercise dose and obesity in children.

According to results of a large observational cohort study, children and youth whose mothers had gestational diabetes were almost twice as likely as their peers to develop diabetes by age 22.

Study suggests need for more aggressive treatment approach for younger type 2 diabetes population.

Breastfeeding (BF) may protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in children exposed to maternal diabetes in utero.

Single episode of moderate/severe DKA in young children at diagnosis associated with lower cognitive scores, altered brain growth.

Children of mothers with untreated gestational diabetes mellitus are at risk of insulin resistance and impairment in glucose metabolism.

Small but frequent activity helps improve insulin concentrations and sensitivity in children with excess weight and obesity.

Following diabetes diagnosis, children and adolescents have high risk of developing psychiatric condition.