The frequency of cardiovascular risk factors is high in youth with T1D and associated with diabetes duration, obesity, and metabolic control (Journal of Diabetes Research)
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Opportunities for earlier diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children: A case-control study using routinely collected primary care records
There may be opportunities to reduce time to diagnosis for up to one third of cases, by up to two weeks. Diagnostic opportunities might be maximised by measures that improve access to primary care, and public awareness of T1DM (Primary Care Diabetes)
Continuing rise of Type 2 diabetes incidence in children and young people in the UK
Type 2 diabetes remains far less common than Type 1 diabetes in childhood in the UK, but the number of cases continues to rise, with significantly increased incidence among girls and South-Asian children over a decade. Female gender, family history, non-white ethnicity and obesity were found to be strongly associated with the condition (Diabetic Medicine)
HbA1c and the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adults
HbA1c is a useful predictor of diabetes risk in children and can be used to identify prediabetes in children with other type 2 diabetes risk factors with the same predictive value as FPG and 2hPG (Diabetes Care)
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