Encouraging Young Advocates
In September and October, the #dedoc° voices scholarship program enabled 50 diabetes advocates from across the globe to attend the EASD and ISPAD conferences, either virtually or on site. The program is designed to empower a new generation of advocates and to ensure that the voice of people living with diabetes is heard at scientific […]
Type 1 Advocacy Aid Launched
On 21st September, JDRF, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, launched the Type 1 Diabetes Index (T1D Index). The T1D Index is a first-of-its-kind data simulation tool that measures the human and public health impact of the T1D crisis in every country across the globe. ● T1D causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or […]
Research News
USA – Screening for diabetes earlier could reduce racial and ethnic disparities in diagnosis, study finds. https://www.phillyvoice.com/diabetes-screening-racial-ethnic-disparities-asian-hispanic-black-diagnosis-study USA – Investigators from the Pediatric Diabetes Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone investigated outcomes disparities as they related to diabetes technology use among youth living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). https://www.ajmc.com/view/there-is-more-to-blame-than-tech-for-t1d-outcomes-disparities-investigators-argue Germany – Research suggests […]
DKA Link to COVID in Young Type 1’s
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) events increased among youths with type 1 diabetes in the U.S. and other countries hit hard by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. DKA is a serious problem that can happen in people with diabetes if their body starts to run […]
US Screening Age Lowered
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has lowered its recommended Type 2 diabetes screening age for overweight and obese adults. What sat at 40 years of age has now been lowered to age 35. The change is reflective of evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that signals an increase in prevalence […]
More News from Around the Globe: Never Too Early
Singapore’s Chief Ministry of Health Scientist, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, believes prevention of diabetes should start from a young age, maybe even before birth. He was reacting to the importance of responding to gestational diabetes that affects one in five mothers in Singapore. It led to his call for screening for the condition in order […]
Young Type 2’s At Risk
As many studies have found, the risk of dying from COVID-19 increases with age, however a study by Exeter University has urged caution regarding younger people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the UK university found that a 40-year-old with the condition has the same likelihood of a fatal outcome after becoming infected with COVID-19 […]
Research Corner
University of Exeter and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust research revealed at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2020 on-line event, suggests screening could give two years’ extra type 2 diabetes alert. https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/9143/presentation/1514 The findings from a recent study by a University of Buffalo researcher and others could prove to […]
Australia: Type 2 Guidelines for Young People
Guidelines for identifying, preventing and managing Type 2 diabetes among young people in Australian and New Zealand have been published for the first time. Type 2 diabetes in children has been rare but numbers are rising. Consequently, this is the first-time guidance for children and teenagers that PDGN has heard about. Up until now healthcare professionals […]
More News From Around The World: Canada
First Nation Children 25 Times More Likely to Have Type 2 A newly released study has found that children in First Nations communities are 25 times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes compared to other children in Manitoba. The study was conducted by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) in partnership […]
Diabetes and Covid – The Deadly Duo
More studies are being published into the clear link between diabetes and covid-19 and the dangers for people with diabetes who survive the virus suffering severe long-term adverse health effects. Studies from China, UK, Italy and the USA, have shown that people with diabetes have a higher risk of more adverse outcomes from COVID‐19 compared […]