Type 1 Diabetes

Obesity found as additional impact in patients with multiple autoantibody positivity.

Patients with type 1 diabetes and prolonged increased HbA1c were found to be at two-times greater risk for dementia than those with well-managed HbA1c values.

Study shows at least one urologic complication was experienced during the course of seven years.

A new study finds that proteins found in the gut can distinguish patients with type 1 diabetes and islet autoimmunity from healthy individuals.

Patients diagnosed before 10 years of age show increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease than those diagnosed at an older age.

Care plans recommended for children with type 1 diabetes and their caretakers in order to best suit their changing needs.

SGLT shown as useful adjunctive agent when insulin monotherapy fails, but decrease in insulin use may prove harmful.

This summer I had the opportunity as a student pharmacist to attend a camp for youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and assist as a member of the medical staff. We spent the first few days setting up, going over camp procedures and policies, and preparing for arrival of the campers. This was my first time helping at such an event, and my expectations of how deeply the camp experience would impact the lives of the campers (and myself included!) were greatly exceeded.

Kittie Wyne, MD, PhD, FACE, FNLA is an endocrinologist specializing in the management of diabetes, lipids and hypertension. She has recently moved to The Ohio State University where she is the Director of the OSU Adult Type 1 Diabetes Program. Dr. Wyne earned her medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.

In this week's Homerun Slides, insulin initiation and a comparison of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic insulins.