Vaccine coverage in children, adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes and their close contacts in Crete.

Background: Individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at increased risk of infections from vaccine-preventable diseases. This study focuses on compliance of T1D patients to the recommended vaccination schedule, vaccination of their close contacts for influenza and on factors potentially contributing to vaccination program deviations.

Methods: The study population comprised children, adolescents and adults with T1D under follow-up at the Department of Pediatrics University Hospital and the Diabetic Center General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete-Greece.

Avoiding hypoglycemia: the use of insulin pump combined with continuous glucose monitor in type 1 diabetes crossing a Rocky Gorge.

Background: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) have been proven very effective in diabetes management.

Aim: This study evaluated the usefulness of these devices during prolonged, intense physical activity in an uncontrolled natural environment away from the clinical research center.

Design: Non-randomized, prospective and observational study.

Incidence of childhood Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Crete.

Aim: To investigate the epidemiology of childhood Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Crete over the last 25 years and to evaluate incidence trends over time.

Methods: The study included all children aged 0-14 years who live in Crete and were diagnosed during the 25-year period from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 2016.

Results: A total of 271 children were diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during the 25-year period: 148 boys and 123 girls (boy:girl ratio 1.

Perifoveal capillary network quantification in young diabetic patients with subclinical or no retinopathy.

Objective: To assess the morphology of perifoveal capillary network with quantitative parameters in young patients with diabetes mellitus type I (DM I) using an algorithm.

Methods: Fifty-three images (33 eyes of 33 DM I patients and 20 eyes of 20 non-DM controls) were chosen retrospectively from the University Hospital of Heraklion digital fluorescein angiography database. An additional group consisting of patients with advanced DR abnormalities was included in our analysis to investigate whether our method detects alterations when they are present.

Comparison of digital color fundus imaging and fluorescein angiographic findings for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy in young type 1 diabetic patients.

Purpose: To compare the findings from digital 7-field color fundus (CF) photography and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) in young patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 1 without known diabetic retinopathy.

Methods: In this prospective, observational cohort study, 54 type 1 diabetic patients were recruited. Participants had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) for at least 6 years, had Best Corrected Visual Acuity of 20/25 or better and did not have any known retinal pathology.