Diabetes Mellitus in Children

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Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Selected to Participate in 2019 JDRF Children’s Congress

JDRF, a global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research, announced the selection of more than 150 youth delegates who will be traveling …

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ADA Celebrates 70 Years of Fun and Educational Summer Camps for Children

Did you know the American Diabetes Association (ADA) hosts summer camps for children and teens with diabetes? This year marks the …

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U Mich: Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Vaccinated Against ‘Stomach Flu’ Virus

Vaccinating babies against a virus that causes childhood “stomach flu” greatly reduces their chance of getting so sick that they need …

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Health Coaches; Incentives Help Children with Type 1 Diabetes Improve Glycemic Control

Tom Manatos and Dana Edwards Manatos‘ 8-year-old son, Andrew Manatos, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just a few days after his 7th …

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Weighing In on Weight-loss Surgery for Teens to Improve Type 2 diabetes; Health Outcomes

New results from an NIH-funded study finds that teens who had gastric bypass surgery were significantly more likely to have remission of both Type …

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Study Finds Children in Canada are not Diagnosed Early Enough with Type 1 Diabetes

Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded …

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Victoza® Demonstrates Superiority in Reducing Blood Sugar in Children with T2D

Insulin maker, Novo Nordisk announced this week the results of a clinical trial which demonstrated the superiority of Victoza® (liraglutide) …

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First Genome-Wide Association Study for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Findings

Researchers have discovered seven genetic variants associated with Type 2 diabetes in youth in the First Genome-Wide Association Study for Type 2 …

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New Diabetes Children’s Book on the Shelves by Mother of Child with Type 1

By: Mike Hoskins, DiabetesMine dLife is happy to share DiabetesMine’s feature of Shelly Johnson, author of a new diabetes book, entitled I …

Is there a Link Between Kids with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Academic Performance?

Is there an association between type 1 diabetes and standardized test scores in schoolchildren? That’s the question a group of researchers in …

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