Diabetes and children statistics
The risk of developing type 1 diabetes is higher than virtually all other severe chronic diseases of childhood. Peak incidence occurs during puberty, around 10 to 12 years of age in girls, and around...
View ArticleOnly one in 10 parents could recognise signs of Type 1 Diabetes in their...
Fewer than one in 10 parents can identify the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, according to new figures. Just nine per cent of parents know that excessive thirst, extreme tiredness, frequent urinating and...
View ArticleSymptoms of Type 1 Diabetes
Here is list of symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes, know them, they may save your life or a loved one. By Mayo Clinic staff The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children usually develop quickly, over...
View ArticleType 1 Diabetes Symptoms
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition which affects people of any age. As many as 5-10% people from North America are supposed to be suffering from type 1 diabetes. The occurrence of this type of...
View ArticleCase Study: Type 1 Diabetes With Subacute Presentation During Pregnancy
T.S. presented at age 17 with apparent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in her first pregnancy. Her past medical history included allergic rhinitis and acne vulgaris; she had no history of...
View ArticleType 1 Diabetes Signs and Symptoms
Type 1 diabetes (or insulin-dependent-diabetes mellitus) occurs when the pancreas loses its ability to produce insulin, leading to excessive levels of glucose in the blood. Type 1 diabetes usually...
View ArticleCOULD MY CHILD HAVE DIABETES?
A new report by Dr Julie Edge, a consultant paediatric diabetologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, has been published in the British Medical Journal. It reports that 25% of newly diagnosed...
View ArticleCaring for diabetes in Children and Adolescents
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. Glucose is the main source of energy for our bodies and comes from the food we eat. Insulin is a hormone...
View ArticleParents warned of the ‘Four Ts’ to look out for diabetes
PARENTS are being asked to look our for the signs of diabetes in their children after a sudden increase in cases. Doctors at Northampton General Hospital have seen 19 new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes...
View ArticleAMAG Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Preliminary Results
from an Extension Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Dosing with Ferumoxytol in Patients with Persistent or Recurring Iron Deficiency Anemia, Regardless of the Underlying Cause...
View ArticleSchool-Based Physical Education – Five-Step Leadership Program
We live in a culture of sedentary living and overeating. Our kids are watching, listening and learning about life and how to live from us adults, their leaders. They are not interested in what we have...
View ArticleBuffalo’s TrialNet Type 1 Diabetes Study Aims for Prevention
Teresa Quattrin, MD, is leading the local efforts of a nationwide TrialNet study involving more than 1,400 children in a quest to find ways to prevent, delay or reverse Type 1 diabetes. Children in...
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