Pediatrics

Early probiotic supplementation may reduce the risk of islet autoimmunity in young children…. Gut microbiota play an important role in enhancing immune system and excluding pathogens competition. Previous studies have shown that dysbiosis in gut microbiota and impaired gut barrier could be associated with type 1 diabetes in humans and …

Changing the type of desks students use in schools could impact the health of our nation…. Obesity is a big concern and some adults are opting to use standing desks in favor of their standard office chairs as a way to avoid sitting during long hours at work, believing that …

Tresiba, in combination with insulin aspart, effectively improved long-term glycemic control….

"Your School Your Rights" Patient Handout for Parents of Children with Diabetes Every parent with a child with diabetes needs to have this information. This updated four-panel brochure explains the legal protections for and rights of students with diabetes. Includes a school discrimination checklist and information on how to get …

A long-term British study revealed that there are correlations between childhood TV viewing time and adult TV viewing time…. 

Daughters exposed to maternal hyperglycemia will have a higher risk of childhood adiposity…. 

Children who reported eating a high fiber, cereal breakfast also had lower insulin resistance….

Dominant-hand psychomotor impairment in speed was significantly associated with poor glycemic control….

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 …

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 …