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High hopes for preventing lowsResearchers led by the team at the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids have taken a key step to a fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery system.
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30% of children at risk of future heart diseaseAlmost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke
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Incidence of and risk factors for hospitalisations due to vascular complications: A population-based type 1 diabetes cohort (n=1316) followed into early adulthoodDetermining the incidence of hospitalisations and risk factors for vascular complications experienced during early adulthood in patients with childhood T1D
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Hypoglycaemia, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in diabetes: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and managementStudy findings have suggested that hypoglycaemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality
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Risk factors for decline in IQ in youth with type 1 diabetes over the 12 years from diagnosis/illness onsetThis study examined illness-related change in intelligence quotient (IQ) in a cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes studied prospectively from disease onset...
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Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is associated with high-risk albumin-to-creatinine ratio in young adolescents with type 1 diabetes in AdDITThis study examined the association between cardiac autonomic dysfunction and high albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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Efficacy and safety of sirolimus in a neonate with persistent hypoglycaemia following near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemiaThis study looks at hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia, as characterised by inappropriate insulin secretion, as it is the most common cause for persistent...
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Home-based vs inpatient education for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetesWith adequate support, children newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes can be safely managed at home following practical skills training
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ACE inhibitors and statins in adolescents with type 1 diabetesWe hypothesized that adolescents with high levels of albumin excretion might benefit from ACE inhibitors and statins, drugs that have not been fully evaluated
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Exploration of the Performance of a Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Delivery Algorithm That Includes Insulin Delivery Limits Designed to Protect Against HypoglycemiaThe algorithm that was tested against moderate exercise and an overreading glucose sensor performed well in terms of hypoglycemia avoidance