Pediatrics

HbA1c, daily insulin dose requirement also found to benefit from treatment.

Today, my patient, a woman, 42 years of age, brought her daughter who is 18 years of age with her for her visit. Mother has PCOS, class III obesity and type 2 diabetes. She told me she brought her because of the strong family history of diabetes on both sides of his family. She wanted her to understand what someone who has diabetes goes through.

Vitamin D supplementation could possibly reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes in susceptible children.

Screen-based media in a child's room found to have an independent risk factor for overweight and increased body fatness.

Study uses continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to assess blood glucose levels during sleep.

Flu shot, Pandemrix®, might reduce diabetes risk in children, study found.

Female, 25 years of age related a story to me she recalls from years back. Patient was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 5 years of age. Mother has had type 1 diabetes since childhood, so patient had learned a lot about living with type 1 diabetes since a young child. Patient is and has been a very independent person. Both her mother and father trusted her and for the most part worked with her pediatrician to manage her diabetes.

Insulin pumps therapy is associated with better glycemic control and fewer complications, new study suggests.

High frequency of infections associated with islet cell autoimmunity and disease progression.

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