The AJMC® Type 1 Diabetes compendium is a comprehensive resource for news and interviews about this chronic autoimmune condition.
T1D Plus Psychiatric Disorders May Influence Educational Outcomes
April 20th 2023Although children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are slightly more likely to experience long-term educational underachievement than their peers without T1D, those who also have a psychiatric disorder have significantly lower odds of achieving educational milestones.
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Study Confirms Safety, Tolerability of Oral GABA for Type 1 Diabetes
February 23rd 2023A trial enrolling 97 children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes did not meet the primary endpoint of preservation of insulin production by beta cells, but it did show a significant decrease in fasting and clinically relevant reduced serum glucagon.
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Glycemia Risk Index Measures Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia Risk in Patients With T1D
February 17th 2023The glycemia risk index (GRI) showed that pediatric patients and those receiving continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion had higher overall component of hypoglycemia than adults and those receiving multiple doses of insulin.
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Nearly Identical Rates of Overweight, Obesity Between Adults With T1D, General Population
February 14th 2023Data showed that 64% of adults without any type of diabetes had overweight or obesity, compared with 62% of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and 86% with type 2 diabetes between 2016 and 2021.
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Family-Centered Interventions Improve Health Outcomes in Children, Adolescents With T1D
February 11th 2023Interventions in 9 studies were linked with varying effects on glycated hemoglobin, type 1 diabetes (T1D) management adherence, self-management behaviors, and parent-child teamwork in T1D management.
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Female Adolescents With T1D Have Lower Quality of Life Than Male Children
January 27th 2023A systematic review evaluating sex differences in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) found that female children had higher rates of comorbidities, higher body mass index, required higher insulin doses, and had a lower quality of life compared with male children.
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