Specific populations

Korey Hood discusses his research looking at the effects on patients and carers of starting continuous glucose monitoring straight after diabetes diagnosis (4:25).

Tim Jones explains why psychosocial research matters to clinicians, and discusses a randomized trial of continuous glucose monitoring from the point of diabetes diagnosis (3:11).

Korey Hood outlines some psychologic issues that should be addressed to optimize the uptake of diabetes technologies by adolescents (4:46).

Insulin manipulation, the practice of deliberately under- or overdosing insulin, is strongly associated with psychiatric comorbidity in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, Austrian research shows.

McMorrow L et al. Diabet Med 2018. doi: 10.1111/dme.13809

The Flexible Lifestyles Empowering Change intervention has failed to improve glycated hemoglobin levels in a randomized trial involving adolescents with type 1 diabetes, despite improving some psychosocial outcomes.

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.

Lake AJ, Rees G, Speight J. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 41. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1007-3

Byrd AS, Toth AT, Stanford FC. Curr Obes Rep 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0301-3

As the utility and availability of devices surges, so too do patient expectations. Advisory Board member Katharine Barnard provides key consultation questions to help determine your patients’ greatest needs and obstacles.

Rose M et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 16. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-0987-3

Feldman MA et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 15. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-0981-9

Peterson-Burch F et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 11. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-0983-7

Jones KE et al. J Perinatol 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41372-017-0035-1

Cochrane reviewers have assessed the effectiveness of behavior-changing interventions in overweight and obese children, finding an indication of benefit but based on mostly low-quality evidence.

Gibson LY et al. Eur J Pediatr 2017; 176: 925–933. doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-2931-y

Cognitive behavioral therapy may be a more effective intervention than non-directive, supportive counselling to help adolescents with type 1 diabetes to maintain glycemic control, a randomized control trial shows.

DeBoer MD et al. Diabetes Ther 2017; 8: 625–636. doi: 10.1007/s13300-017-0259-2

Boff RM et al. Eat Weight Disord 2017; 22: 211–229. doi: 10.1007/s40519-016-0309-1

Tully C et al. Curr Diab Rep 2016; 16: 85. doi: 10.1007/s11892-016-0779-6