Baseline glucose control, diabetes duration, and BMI all impact whether an individual achieves optimal glucose control after a genetic diagnosis and treatment change for maturity onset diabetes of the young, UK researchers report.
Only a very small proportion of adolescents and young adults with diabetes who are referred for outpatient psychotherapy actually receive these services, even when there is an integrated pediatric psychologist in the clinic, research shows.
Sulfonylurea treatment is durably effective with a low rate of side effects in patients with permanent neonatal diabetes caused by mutations in the KCNJ11 gene, a study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows.