NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teens with type 1 diabetes are already at increased risk for becoming overweight or obese, but certain traits make the odds even higher, according to a new ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the body's own insulin-producing beta-cells in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant number of children and young adults with diabetes may not be getting the routine tests recommended for managing the disease, according to a study out Monday.

In this conversation, Elizabeth Dabrowski, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Wisconsin, and Matthew Edwards, R.D., diabetes care and education specialist at Children's Wisconsin Diabetes ...

Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes can be challenging, exhausting, stressful, and scary. As a parent or caregiver, you are tasked with learning how to manage your child’s blood sugar and avoid ...

ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) -- Living with Type 1 diabetes can be challenging for anyone, and much more so for children. One local organization is offering help for kids, both physically and mentally, as ...

Type 1 diabetes can happen to any child – it’s not caused by eating too much sugar and it cannot be prevented. Type 2 ...

Maternal type 1 diabetes is associated with specific epigenetic marks in the form of DNA methylation in children.

As a mother, Gloria Moncrief is always worried about the health of her children. When her daughter, Monty, began to drink a lot of water and constantly ask for more, Moncrief knew something was off. “ ...

The summer is an active, busy time for children. Parents of kids with diabetes may find the start of the season stressful. The change in routine can throw off diabetes management plans, and higher ...

Is a cure on the way? Quinn Peterson remains cautious—again, those living with diabetes have been promised a cure for decades— but he is also optimistic. Quinn Peterson—a chemical biologist and ...