Physical work capacity in diabetic children and adolescents with and without cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of autonomic nervous system dysfunction on work capacity in children and adolescents with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes. Fifteen patients with autonomic dysfunction (abnormal autonomic tests, age: 14.9 +/- 2.

[Effect of physical training on children after reconstructive heart surgery].

The authors composed a programme of physical training for children with congenital valvular defect. The training programme was applied before and after the heart operation. Two years after a successful reconstructive heart operation the fitness condition of 40 children was examined.

The joint influence of diet and increased physical activity in obese children.

The authors performed a three week treatment and examination of 20 children with obesity of non-endocrine origin, and they compared the examination results with those of healthy children. The treatment of the obese children consisted of a diet and an individually determined training programme. In the course of the examinations it was established that the weight of the obese children decreased, their physical working capacity increased, their glucose and fat metabolism showed a tendency to improve.

Limited joint mobility in diabetic children: a risk factor of diabetic complications?

Limited joint mobility (LJM) was detected in 24 of 55 children with type I diabetes. Among children with longer duration of diabetes (5 years) 15 of 25 had LJM. Ten of these 15 also had preclinical diabetic retinopathy.

Metabolic relations of serum lipids and lipoproteins in diabetic children.

Serum lipids and lipoproteins of 29 insulin dependent diabetic children have been determined and related to the metabolic status of the patients. The findings were compared to results obtained in 30 healthy children. The diabetic children showing unsatisfactory metabolic parameters had significantly higher total lipid and total triglyceride levels than did the healthy children (p less than 0.