Diabetes
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Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes requires unique treatment
SAN DIEGO – Medical advances have boosted life expectancy dramatically for people with cystic fibrosis, allowing some to survive into middle age....
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Type 2 diabetes in youth needs new treatment options
Limited knowledge about type 2 diabetes in youth and the small patient population make it difficult to explore new treatment options.
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FDA approves first automated insulin delivery system
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first automated insulin delivery device for patients aged 14 years and older with type 1...
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Both prepregnancy and gestational diabetes bode ill for babies
Key clinical point: Pregestational and gestational diabetes increase the risk of a several poor neonatal outcomes. Major finding: Pregestational...
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ED visits rise with age in children, young adults with diabetes
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Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile...
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Diabetes prevalence in U.S. adolescents is under 1%
The prevalence of diabetes among adolescents in the United States is estimated to be 0.8%, with more than a quarter of that group being...
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High rates of early complications seen in youth with diabetes
NEW ORLEANS – There is a high burden of early complications among young adults with either type 1 or 2 diabetes, results from an ongoing study...
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In T1D, quality of life measures fall short
Key clinical point: Physicians have inadequate tools for measuring quality of life in people with type 1 diabetes. Major finding: Very few PubMed...
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VIDEO: ASD doesn’t appear any more prevalent in children with type 1 diabetes
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes appears to be similar to that in the general pediatric...
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VIDEO: Bionic pancreas configurations may help control type 1 diabetes
Key clinical point: Three studies have validated the safety and efficacy of different configurations of the bionic pancreas, also known as the...