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Pediatric diabetes

Epidemiology

19-12-2022 | Early onset | News

Global type 2 diabetes burden increasing in adolescents and young adults

The incidence and burden of type 2 diabetes in young people aged 15–39 years are increasing worldwide, show data from the Global Burden of Disease Study.

16-11-2022 | Epidemiology | News

Modeling suggests substantial underdiagnosis of childhood type 1 diabetes

Nearly half of all cases of type 1 diabetes occurring annually in children and adolescents may go undiagnosed, especially in low- and middle-income countries, show the results of a modeling study.

24-08-2021 | Children | News

Diabetes rates still rising in US children

Rates of both type 2 and type 1 diabetes continue to rise in US children, show data from the SEARCH registry.

27-01-2020 | Epidemiology | News

Type 1 diabetes geographic variability implicates environmental triggers

Researchers uncover geographic heterogeneity in type 1 diabetes incidence across England, and identify demographic and environmental factors significantly associated with this variability.

04-12-2019 | Adolescents | News

NHANES uncovers scale of prediabetes problem in US youth

A US survey suggests nearly one in five adolescents and one in four young adults has prediabetes and that the condition is linked to an unfavorable cardiometabolic risk profile.

Alarm clock and bed

14-12-2018 | Risk factors | Feature | Article

Sleep duration: Waking up to a major metabolic risk factor

The effect of sleep duration on glucose regulation and cardiometabolic risk is becoming an increasingly high-profile issue. medwireNews takes a look at the latest evidence, which shows the gravity of the problem but also offers some solutions.

28-11-2018 | Epidemiology | News

Childhood type 1 diabetes incidence still rising in Europe

The incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes continues to increase across Europe, with the number of cases potentially doubling in the next 20 years, an analysis of 25 years of EURODIAB registry data shows.

14-06-2018 | Other types of diabetes | Review | Article

Type 1 diabetes in a resource-poor setting: Malnutrition related, malnutrition modified, or just diabetes?

Balcha SA, Phillips DI, Trimble ER. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 47. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1003-7

13-06-2018 | Mental health | Article

Prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety in adult patients with type 1 diabetes in tertiary care setting

Castellano-Guerrero AM et al. Acta Diabetol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1172-5

05-06-2018 | Cardiovascular outcomes | Article

Sex-specific associations between adolescent categories of BMI with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in midlife

Furer A et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2018; 17: 80. doi: 10.1186/s12933-018-0727-7

08-05-2018 | Type 2 diabetes | Review | Article

Type 2 diabetes in youth: New lessons from the SEARCH study

Jensen ET, Dabelea D. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 36. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-0997-1

18-04-2018 | Type 2 diabetes | Review | Article

Pediatric type 2 diabetes in Japan: Similarities and differences from type 2 diabetes in other pediatric populations

Urakami T. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 29. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-0999-z

27-03-2018 | Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood | Article

Overweight, obesity, and the risk of LADA: Results from a Swedish case–control study and the Norwegian HUNT Study

Hjort R et al. Diabetologia 2018; 61: 1333–1343. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4596-0

Child hand_glucose monitor

13-04-2017 | Epidemiology | News

Early-onset diabetes on the rise, but hope for reduced long-term impact

Two independent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine explore the epidemiology of diabetes and its long-term impact from different perspectives.

09-01-2016 | Psychosocial care | Review | Article

Diabetes distress among adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review

Hagger V et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2016; 16: 9. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0694-2