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Neurologic Issues in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Moving to Adult Care

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Children with type 1 diabetes transitioning to adult diabetic care face unique challenges, including whether they have neuropathic lesions at the time of transition. Researchers sought to assess the neuropathic condition of this patient population to better define their needs.

Exercise Impacts Insulin Doses in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

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Lauren Biscaldi

Exercise plays an important part in treating diabetes, but physically active patients with type 1 diabetes face challenges to maintain normal blood-glucose levels.

Bone Mineral Density in Adults Treated in Childhood for Thyroid Cancer

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Lauren Biscaldi

Investigators studied the bones of adults who had thyroid cancer as children to find out if treatment for the disease carried consequences into adulthood.

Children With Type 2 Diabetes Face Health Challenges in Adulthood

By

Colby Stong

Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes may face certain health challenges that grow worse over time and follow them into adulthood.

Childhood Body Size May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adulthood

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Larger body size during childhood was found to have direct causal effect on CVD outcomes in adulthood.

Pediatric Diabetes Type 1 and 2 Rose During 2001-2017 in the US

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Colby Stong

In data collected from 6 geographic areas of the US from 2001 to 2017, the estimated prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents increased. Potential reasons emerged from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study.

Lower Dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Young Children

A smaller dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safely triggers a strong immune response in children as young as 5 years.

Overweight Children With Asthma Less Likely to Respond to Treatment

There is a markedly increased risk for poor response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) among children with asthma and a high body mass index.

Childhood Obesity May Lead To Greater Risk of Thyroid Cancer

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Obesity rates and the incidence of malignant thyroid nodules have been increasing among younger patients in the US; there may be an association.

Delays in Referral for Type 1 Diabetes in Children Common

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children are not always immediately recognized by primary care providers.

Precocious Puberty in Girls Diagnosed With Basal Luteinizing Hormone Test

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Diagnosing central precocious puberty in young girls often requires subjecting children to multiple blood tests. Researchers say they discovered a simpler, less invasive way to make the diagnosis.