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Gastroparesis may not be as common among people with diabetes as had previously been thought.…

GLP-1 receptors are widely expressed in CV, adipose, hepatic, and renal tissue. High-affinity GLP-1 receptors are present in autonomic nuclei that control CV functions, and have been isolated in rodent and human cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells….

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents   2.2 Familial Interventions (Part 1)  First, the descriptive literature of the family environment in supporting the young person with diabetes is probably the most extensively researched area on adolescent and childhood diabetes.

The regulation of food intake is a complex process involving psychologic, social, and physiologic components. Physiologically, it is generally assumed that food intake is regulated by a central feeding drive that is later counterregulated by peripheral satiety signals that are activated during a meal. These satiety signals have been suggested …

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents   2.1 Introduction- Recurrent ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the single most common cause of mortality in individuals with type 1 diabetes under the age of 40.21

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents   2.1 Introduction  There is no widely accepted precise definition of what adolescence is, but it is commonly referred to as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.

Women who worked irregularly scheduled night shifts had up to a 60% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.…

In the general population, African Americans die at earlier ages than whites, but among patients on dialysis, African Americans live longer than whites.…

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in School-aged Children   1.9 Disease Course and Risk Factors: Implications for Clinical Practice The groundwork for understanding stages of the disease course in diabetes has been laid by three major longitudinal investigations that have followed school aged children recently …

Older women who have high levels of serum glucose are at increased risk for colorectal cancer.…