Pediatrics

Even if their weight is under control, adults who were obese as children may be at higher risk for cardiac events and early death….

Lower test performance of HbA1c in children raises concern…. 

Medtronic. iOS/Android Free  For your youngest patients, Lenny the Lion can help with some difficult concepts. Carbohydrate counting is an essential skill for managing diabetes that can allow children with diabetes to eat a variety of foods just like their non-diabetic friends. Carb counting can increase their sense of control …

Research suggests risk reduction when breast feeding for a certain time frame…. 

Average empty calorie intake of US children greatly exceeds recommendations….

Results from a new study presented at the 2013 EASD meeting suggests having more than one child lowers mortality risk for men and women with diabetes…. 

Insulin pumps may be more effective at lowering blood glucose levels and associated with fewer complications than insulin injections in children…. 

First and only pen device with half-unit dosing increments…. 

Sugar-sweetened beverages cause weight gain for four and five year-old children and put two year olds at greater risk for future weight gain….

Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, MD, PhD Acidosis management  Severe acidosis is reversible by fluid and insulin replacement. Insulin stops lipolysis and further ketone production and allows ketoacids to be metabolized, generating bicarbonate.4 Moreover, treatment of hypovolemia improves tissue perfusion and renal function, thereby increasing the excretion of organic acids. Controlled trials have …