Serum Uromodulin in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Controls: Its Potential Role in Kidney Health.

Introduction: Uromodulin is a kidney-specific tubular protein, and its assessment in serum (sUMOD) reveals the potential as a novel marker for function and the integrity of renal parenchymal cells and does not directly depend on the glomerular filtration rate. Early diabetic nephropathy parallels glomerular hyperfiltration, often leading to diagnostic misinterpretation. Moreover, traditional kidney function markers are not able to diagnose structural lesions.

Psychological care in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in a real-world setting and associations with metabolic control.

Background: International guidelines recommend psychosocial care for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Objective: To assess psychological care in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in a real-world setting and to evaluate associations with metabolic outcome.

Methods: Delivery of psychological care, HbA1c, and rates of severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes from 199 diabetes care centers participating in the German diabetes survey (DPV) were analyzed.

Technology in Diabetes Treatment: Update and Future.

Worldwide the number of people with diabetes mellitus is increasing. There are estimations that diabetes is one of the leading causes of death. The most important goals for the treatment of diabetes are self-management of the disease and an optimal quality of diabetes control.

Inpatient Rehabilitation for Children and Adolescents With Diabetes in Germany Between 2006 and 2013.

Introduction: In Germany, inpatient rehabilitation is a well-established additive option in the therapeutic concept for children and adolescents with diabetes. However, its contribution in pediatric diabetes care is not known exactly. Our objective was to analyze inpatient rehabilitation in pediatric diabetes over eight years in Germany.

Rehabilitation in Germany 2004-2016 A Multicenter Analysis Over a Period of 13 Years in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus.

Unlabelled: In the treatment of children/adolescents with diabetes medical rehabilitation plays an important role. It was the aim of the survey to analyze trends in the number of patients admitted to rehabilitation, the quality of diabetes care, the incidence of acute complications, risk factors for cardiovascular co-morbidities like lipids and blood pressure and the familial status nationwide and over a period of 13 years.

Methods: Currently seven hospitals offer in-patient rehabilitation for children/adolescents with diabetes in Germany.