October 12, 2017 : Latest News in Pediatric Diabetes

• Increasing Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes In Children
• Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Adolescent Type 1’s
• Diabetes Management in Children Engaging In Physical Activity
• Prospective Studies May Decrease the Incidence of DKA in Type 1 Diabetes in Children

When we talk about children and young adults and type 1 diabetes, we often put most of our focus on preventing hypoglycemia. This is likely the one symptom of diabetes that keeps many patients and their parents from reaching the prescribed target. Part of this occurs because of the child’s irregular or disordered eating habits and their on again, off again activity and changes that occur as they get older.

This week in our first Pediatric Diabetes special issue, we bring you help you can share with your patients and parents, and look at how genetic testing may prevent your newborn from suffering DKA.

Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

Philadelphia youth see rise in diagnosis; especially for African Americans, by 70%.

Children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes are more likely to have eating disorders.

Children with diabetes are often sidelined during team sports and planned exercise.

Placing newborns in prospective studies to conduct genetic screenings with follow up may reduce the risk of DKA at diagnosis of type 1.