Free Style Libre Pro (FSLP) Flash Glucose Monitor (FGM) - A Novel Monitoring Tool for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Flash glucose monitoring using Free Style Libre Pro (FSLP) was undertaken among fifteen diabetic children. Data revealed high glycaemic variability, Time in Target Range (TIR) to be 27% and 12% of time in hypoglycaemia. Sensor insertion and retention were problematic in 33%.

Clinical profile of scrub typhus in children.

Objective: To study the clinical profile and outcome of scrub typhus cases admitted in an urban referral centre.

Methods: This descriptive study describes the clinical profile of 67 children with scrub typhus, who were admitted in an urban referral centre(ICH & HC,Chennai) during the period between October 2010 and March 2011.The diagnosis was confirmed by IgM ELISA.