Diabetes
Conference Coverage
Toddlers’ neurodevelopmental deficits linked with maternal diabetes
Children born to obese mothers with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes showed neurodevelopmental deficits at age 2 years.
From the Journals
Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, pain lead health spending
Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and back/neck pain are the top three conditions accounting for the highest spending on personal health care.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands indication for continuous glucose monitoring system
People with diabetes have come a step closer to a life without multiple daily finger sticks, thanks to a recent action by the FDA.
Conference Coverage
Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes requires unique treatment
SAN DIEGO – Medical advances have boosted life expectancy dramatically for people with cystic fibrosis, allowing some to survive into middle age....
Conference Coverage
Type 2 diabetes in youth needs new treatment options
Limited knowledge about type 2 diabetes in youth and the small patient population make it difficult to explore new treatment options.
News
FDA approves first automated insulin delivery system
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first automated insulin delivery device for patients aged 14 years and older with type 1...
Conference Coverage
Both prepregnancy and gestational diabetes bode ill for babies
Key clinical point: Pregestational and gestational diabetes increase the risk of a several poor neonatal outcomes. Major finding: Pregestational...
News
ED visits rise with age in children, young adults with diabetes
Conference Coverage
Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile...
News
Diabetes prevalence in U.S. adolescents is under 1%
The prevalence of diabetes among adolescents in the United States is estimated to be 0.8%, with more than a quarter of that group being...
Conference Coverage
High rates of early complications seen in youth with diabetes
NEW ORLEANS – There is a high burden of early complications among young adults with either type 1 or 2 diabetes, results from an ongoing study...