Diabetes
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Rotavirus vaccination is not a risk factor for type 1 diabetes
The findings should provide reassurance that rotavirus vaccination can be safely administered to infants.
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Arsenic levels in infant rice cereal are down
Seventy-six percent of samples of infant rice cereal tested in 2018 had levels of arsenic at or below 100 parts per billion.
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Sharpest spikes in pediatric diabetes seen in Asian, Pacific Islander youth
Rates are generally higher in racial and ethnic minorities, although low in American Indian youth.
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Gestational diabetes: Treatment controversy rages on
WASHINGTON –
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Fast-acting, mealtime insulin aspart is approved for kids
The mealtime insulin comes with no premeal dosing recommendation.
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Could liraglutide stall the onset of type 2 diabetes in children?
LOS ANGELES – “Finally, we have something else to help children and teenagers.”
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FDA expands use of Toujeo to childhood type 1 diabetes
Numerically fewer patients taking Toujeo experienced severe hypoglycemia or experienced one or more episodes of...
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Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents have prediabetes
Prediabetes is more common in male adolescents than in female adolescents in the United States.
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Ketoacidosis is on the rise in children with type 1 diabetes
BARCELONA – Data highlight an increase in prevalence at diagnosis, but certain factors may help identify those most at risk.
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Signs of adult diabetes apparent in very young children
BARCELONA – Disturbed HDL cholesterol metabolism may be one of the earliest features of type 2 diabetes.
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GABA falls short for type 1 diabetes prevention in children
BARCELONA – There was no difference in pancreatic beta-cell function as measured by meal-stimulated C-peptide levels.