Pediatric Diabetes

The prevalence of type 1 diabetes among transgender and gender-nonconforming youths is more than nine times higher than that of the general population, with researchers exploring the role of increased psychological stress among adolescents with both diagnoses, according to findings from a single-center study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

Children who experienced a single episode of acute pancreatitis may have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes before age 40 years, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Adolescents with overweight or obesity who report poor sleep quality or daytime sleepiness are more likely to have a higher BMI and HbA1c when compared with similar adolescents who do not report sleep disturbances, likely further increasing the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Pediatric Diabetes.

Researchers developed a tool that can collect daily data from insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors and use AI to predict changes in glucose levels.