Publications by authors named "Alandra S Verdejo"
Racial-Ethnic Inequity in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
August 2020
Article Synopsis
- Minority young adults are the fastest growing group with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but they face significant health challenges and poor outcomes due to disparities in care.
- The study analyzed racial-ethnic differences in glycemic control among young adults with T1D, focusing on factors beyond socioeconomic status (SES) by examining variables like diabetes technology use and self-management.
- Results showed that non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic participants had higher HbA1c levels and less access to diabetes technology compared to non-Hispanic White participants, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve care and outcomes for these groups.
Objective: Patients with type 1 diabetes who do aerobic exercise often experience a drop in blood glucose concentration that can result in hypoglycemia. Current approaches to prevent exercise-induced hypoglycemia include reduction in insulin dose or ingestion of carbohydrates, but these strategies may still result in hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. We sought to determine whether mini-dose glucagon (MDG) given subcutaneously before exercise could prevent subsequent glucose lowering and to compare the glycemic response to current approaches for mitigating exercise-associated hypoglycemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Standard treatment of hypoglycemia is oral carbohydrate, but it often results in hyperglycemia and entails extra caloric intake.
Objective: To evaluate low-dose glucagon to treat mild hypoglycemia in ambulatory adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Design: Randomized crossover trial (two 3-week periods).