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Type 1 diabetes in children - risk factors and prediction.
… factors are important for development of Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Increased birth weight (BW), increased linear growth and gestational infections are among the reported risk factors. T1D is predictable by analysis of HLA genotypes and islet cell autoantibodies. In this thesis risk factors and …
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Empirical validation of treatment targets for the management of diabetes in children
In the present study we used an empirical validation approach to determine psychosocial variables related to adaptive management of diabetes in two samples of diabetic children and their families. Children from the Kansas University Medical Center (n = 31) and children from the Virginia Diabetes …
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Diabetes in children: impact of an innovative pharmaceutical care programme and links with concurrent illnesses
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent in Qatar. Poor treatment adherence in diabetes is a major problem. Pharmaceutical care interventions show promise for improving treatment adherence in adults with DM, however, evidence in children is lacking. <br/> <br/>The main aim of the work presented …
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Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Estimates of Epidemiology, Quality of Care, Costs and Resource Utilization in a Medicaid Population
… of this study was to assess the current state of diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes in Mississippi Medicaid enrolled pediatric population. Background: Diabetes is the most prevalent pediatric chronic condition. Recent trends indicate that type 2 diabetes in children is increasing. Epidemiology …
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Growing Evidences
An overview of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. The definition and the worldwide development of type 2 diabetes in different countries will be first discussed. After that, I will focus on the pathomechanism and the risk factors that distribute to this significant growth in recent …
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Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment of Native American Children with Acanthosis Nigricans and their Friends
<p>Acanthosis nigricans is a hyperplastic skin lesion found to be highly prevalent among Native Americans. The age of onset of acanthosis nigricans closely parallels the onset of obesity among Winnebago/Omaha children. The combination of obesity with acanthosis nigricans is a key sign of high risk …
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Epidemiology of diabetes in a well defined population in Sweden: the Skaraborg Diabetes Registry
Time trends in prevalence, incidence and mortality was followed in 15000 diabetic patients in 1991?2005. Clinical findings, C-peptide protocols, and islet antibodies were compared in their ability to distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes, and factors associated with the prognosis of diabetes were …
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Ideas for Diabetes Prevention in High Risk American Indian Children: A Parent Focus Group Approach
<p>The incidence Non insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) is rising among most American Indian tribes. This disease has become so prevalent in American Indians since 1950 that is has assumed epidemic status. The Winnebago tribe in Northeastern Nebraska is one of the tribes experiencing this disease …
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Factors influencing the psychological adjustment of young patients with Type 1 diabetes in the first year after diagnosis
Introduction: Factors have been identified in association with the psychological adjustment of children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes such as metabolic control (McDonnell et al., 2007), maternal functioning (Schmidt, 2007) and protective parenting (Mullins et al., 2004). Parenting factors …
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Battling boundaries and conscience : a grounded theory of paediatric diabetes healthcare professionals’ experiences of safeguarding and child protection
Introduction: Managing diabetes in children is complex, and in some families, overwhelming life circumstances hinder their capacity to meet diabetes care recommendations leading to safeguarding concerns for healthcare professionals. This study explores how healthcare professionals navigate …
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Immunoregulatory differences between adult onset type 1 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
Autoimmune diabetes is characterized by cell mediated autoimmunity against insulin producing beta cells in pancreatic islets. Type 1 diabetes is the major cause of diabetes in children and adolescents and is believed to be mediated by a Thl driven destruction of beta cells. The much more prevalent …
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Determination, Treatment, and Prevention of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in a Diabetes Camp Setting
<p>An exploratory study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of an untested 10- and 24-hour blood glucose protocol in the determination, treatment, and prevention of nocturnal hypoglycemia in a camp setting. Subjects were 57 campers at a week long summer diabetes camp. Age of the subjects …
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The Efficacy of Intensive Individual Play Therapy for Children Diagnosed with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
This study was design to determine the efficacy of intensive individual play therapy as a method of intervention for children diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was designed to study the effectiveness of an intensive play therapy intervention in: a) …