Publications by authors named "D Iafusco"
Aim: To provide guidance for follow-up and monitoring of children and adolescents identified as positive to islet autoantibodies (IA) in the general population screening for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Italy.
Methods: Detection of IA helps to diagnose pre-symptomatic T1D, prevent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and identify persons for new therapies to delay symptomatic diabetes. Italy recently became the first country to approve by law a general autoantibody screening program for T1D and celiac disease in all children and adolescents (age 1-17yr).
Objective: To investigate fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) in parents of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and after undergoing training to learn intranasal (IN) glucagon administration.
Method: In this pre-test/post-test uncontrolled study 364 caregivers of patients with T1D (6-18 years) completed questionnaires measuring sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes-related factors (e.g.
Article Synopsis
- * Hypoglycemia continues to be a major concern for those using insulin therapy, prompting the need for evidence-based recommendations for its recognition, treatment, and management among pediatric diabetologists.
- * The guidelines suggest raising blood glucose levels above 70 mg/dL using oral glucose, with specific dosages tailored for different treatment settings, and they include practical flow charts to assist in clinical decision-making, aiming for a global applicability.