The AJMC® Type 1 Diabetes compendium is a comprehensive resource for news and interviews about this chronic autoimmune condition.
Hospitalized Children With Diabetes May Be Able to Continue Safe Use of Home Pumps, Suggest Findings
February 17th 2024Using home insulin pumps when hospitalized was relatively safe compared with hospital-managed pumps and insulin injections among more than 2700 children admitted to a single hospital center.
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Research Letter Shines Spotlight on Low Screening for HF Among Patients With T1D
February 10th 2024The findings follow endorsement of the screening measure from the American Diabetes Association, which recommended the practice to identify patients who have type 1 diabetes (T1D) who could benefit from targeted strategies to prevent symptomatic heart failure (HF).
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Bolus Insulin Injection Frequency, Smart Pen Engagement Linked With Glycemic Control in T1D
January 22nd 2024A real-world study conducted across 9 European countries found that bolus injection frequency and engagement with a smart pen to administer insulin were associated with improved glycemic control among young adult patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Real-Time CGM Shows Benefits Over Intermittently Scanned CGM in T1D
January 16th 2024In a systematic review and meta-analysis, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) demonstrated benefits in terms of time in range, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Maternal T1D Associated With Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring
January 5th 2024A Finnish study found maternal type 1 diabetes (T1D) to be associated with a significantly higher risk of any congenital heart defect (CHD) in offspring, and that maternal overweight or obesity was associated with certain CHDs in offspring.
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Study Shows Higher Infection Risk in Patients With T1D in Primary, Secondary Care
November 22nd 2023Researchers concluded there is a clinically important increase in infection risk among patients with T1D in both primary care and hospital settings, and that guidelines must be developed to reflect this risk and encourage earlier treatment.
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Recent T1D Research Contradicts Common Assumptions About Patients
November 15th 2023Michael Fang, PhD, researcher and assistant professor in the division of Cardiovascular and Clinical Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, discussed recent findings in the type 1 diabetes (T1D) space that may alter the way providers address diabetes diagnoses.
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High BMI Associated With Increased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
November 10th 2023In a systematic and meta-analysis review of cohort studies that featured nearly 1.7 million individuals, study authors concluded that there is an association between high body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk of incident type 1 diabetes.
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Glucose Fluctuation Linked to Slowed Nerve Conduction Velocity in Youth With T1D
November 2nd 2023High glucose variability in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) strongly predicted slowed nerve conduction velocity, a forerunner of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, in a recent study.
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Unstructured Physical Activity Lowers Glucose, but Increases Risk of Hypoglycemia in T1D
October 14th 2023Results show engaging in unstructured physical activities, even those of low intensity and carried out in the morning and early afternoon, is linked to reduced average glucose levels throughout the day and night.
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Many Cases of Adult-Onset T1D Are Diagnosed After Age 30, Study Finds
October 7th 2023In the overall population of more than 1.3 million US adults, 37% of patients reported being diagnosed with T1D after 30 years, with men and racial or ethnic minorities diagnosed later compared with women and non-Hispanic White adults.
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Patients With T1D Report Improved Management Using DIY-CGM vs isCGM
September 25th 2023The study aimed to determine the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the smartwatch-integrated, do-it-yourself continuous glucose monitoring (DIY-CGM) device from the perspective of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Sociodemographic, Clinical Variables Impact Metabolic Control in Adolescents With T1D
September 22nd 2023Self-care adherence, family support and functioning, and school support also indirectly affected the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical variables and metabolic control, a study found.
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