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February 05, 2020
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Financial incentives may be feasible for encouraging self-management among adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Financial incentives may be feasible for encouraging self-management among adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Financial incentive programs to support diabetes self-management in families with adolescents with type 1 diabetes may improve health outcomes, according to a qualitative study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

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February 05, 2020
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Top stories in endocrinology: FDA OKs first triple combination pill for diabetes, apps help people with diabetes lose weight

Top stories in endocrinology: FDA OKs first triple combination pill for diabetes, apps help people with diabetes lose weight

The FDA approved Trijardy XR, the first oral therapy to combine three type 2 diabetes medications into one pill. It was the week’s top story in endocrinology.

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January 30, 2020
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‘Intermediate’ care reduces complications, mortality for type 1 diabetes in low-income countries

‘Intermediate’ care reduces complications, mortality for type 1 diabetes in low-income countries

Low-income countries offering a level of intermediate diabetes care can cost-effectively reduce disease complication rates and mortality when compared with a minimal care framework, according to a 30-year modeling analysis published in Pediatric Diabetes.

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January 30, 2020
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Islet autoantibody screening may reveal pediatric type 1 diabetes risk

Islet autoantibody screening may reveal pediatric type 1 diabetes risk

Presymptomatic type 1 diabetes increases the risk for developing clinical type 1 diabetes in children aged 2 to 5 years, but can be identified via islet autoantibody screening, according to findings published in JAMA.

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January 28, 2020
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Impaired autonomic function after exercise observed among healthy teens with type 1 diabetes

Impaired autonomic function after exercise observed among healthy teens with type 1 diabetes

A small cohort of healthy adolescents with type 1 diabetes showed signs of altered energy metabolism and cardiovascular autonomic regulation after an exercise test compared with peers of similar age and aerobic fitness level, despite exhibiting normal acute cardiometabolic responses, according to findings from a pilot study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

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January 28, 2020
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Black and Hispanic children underrepresented at diabetes summer camps

Black and Hispanic children underrepresented at diabetes summer camps

During 2018, black and Hispanic children attended diabetes summer camps less frequently than white children, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

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December 27, 2019
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High discontinuation rate for artificial pancreas among youths with type 1 diabetes

High discontinuation rate for artificial pancreas among youths with type 1 diabetes

Approximately half of children and young adults with type 1 diabetes who initiated use of a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system, also known as an artificial pancreas, were still using the device in auto mode after 6 months, with 30% of youths discontinuing use of the system altogether, according to findings from a real-world study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

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December 13, 2019
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Pediatric type 1 diabetes treatment should incorporate evaluation of suicide risk

Pediatric type 1 diabetes treatment should incorporate evaluation of suicide risk

Young people with type 1 diabetes should be screened for suicidal thoughts, as suicide had been attempted by 16.3% of individuals in a cohort of young people with type 1 diabetes who had such thoughts, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

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December 11, 2019
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HbA1c at type 1 diabetes onset, not DKA status, predicts later glycemic response among children

HbA1c at type 1 diabetes onset, not DKA status, predicts later glycemic response among children

HbA1c value 3 years after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis is more closely associated with HbA1c at disease onset and not with diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, at presentation, according to findings from a registry-based study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

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December 02, 2019
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‘A call to action’: 18% of US adolescents have prediabetes

‘A call to action’: 18% of US adolescents have prediabetes

In the United States, roughly one in five adolescents and one in four young adults have prediabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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