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As patients become older, they become more vulnerable to the risk of side effects that are present with diabetic medications….
Read More »Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Neurocognition in Children and Adolescents
Dominant-hand psychomotor impairment in speed was significantly associated with poor glycemic control….
Read More »One Possible Answer to Healing Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), an adenosine A2A receptor agonist, improves wound healing….
Read More »Association between Diabetic Foot Ulceration and Premature Death
Evidence is emerging that diabetic foot ulceration is associated with greater risk of premature death….
Read More »Tapentadol-ER for the Treatment of Diabetes Associated Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
The FDA recently approved tapentadol-ER (Nucynta ER) for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy in diabetics….
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD: What is the Current Status of Treatment for Type 2 Children?
Dr. Tamara Hannon reviews the current standards of care and recommended medications for treating type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. She discusses the value of the TODAY study and how we need many more studies like this to improve care for this important and increasing group of type 2 …
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD: How Common is Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents?
Dr. Tamara Hannon talks about the increasing prevalence of type 2 in children and adolescents but reiterates that it is still less common to see type 2 than type 1 diabetes in this age group. She comments that in 2002, when she began her practice, that she saw just a …
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD: How Do You Diagnose Type 2 in Children?
Dr. Tamara Hannon talks about how many of her pediatric type 2 diabetes patients are overweight (nearly 100%) and how she determines whether they are type 1 or type 2 (mainly through testing for antibodies). She also discusses how all children are currently at risk for obesity and that around …
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD, Q5: What Are Your Thoughts on Using Sulfonylureas in Children?
Dr. Tamara Hannon talks about the possibility of using one of the most common adult anti-diabetic medications, sulfonylureas, in children. However, she points out that the drugs can only help adults achieve metabolic control in the short-term which concerns her because children and teens with type 2 diabetes definitely need …
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD: Type 2 Diabetes Complications in Children and Teens
Dr. Tamara Hannon talks about the difficult subject of type 2 diabetes complications for adolescents and the challenges they face with the prospect of a longer life with type 2. She also discusses some of the research that has come out that seems to show the disease progressing faster in …
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