Contrasting the clinical care and outcomes of 2,622 children with type 1 diabetes less than 6 years of age in the United States T1D Exchange and German/Austrian DPV registries
Maahs DM, Hermann JM, DuBose SN, Miller KM, Heidtmann B, DiMeglio LA, Rami-Merhar B, Beck RW, Schober E, Tamborlane WV, Kapellen TM, Holl RW, for the DPV Initiative and the T1D Exchange Clinic Network. Contrasting the clinical care and outcomes of 2,622 children with type 1 diabetes less than 6 years of age in the United States T1D Exchange and German/Austrian DPV registries. Diabetologia 2014, 57: 1578-1585. PMID: 24893863, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3272-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesYounger patientsClinical outcomesT1D ExchangeTreatment modalitiesGerman/Austrian DPV registryAims/hypothesisThe studyFrequency of DKAProspective Diabetes FollowImproved metabolic controlRisk of DKAYears of ageDPV registryRegistry participantsAdolescent DiabetesHypothesisThe studyInjection usersClinical careMetabolic controlFrequency of SHT1DXAge groupsInsulin pumpParticipant characteristicsType 1Insulin pump use in young children in the T1D Exchange clinic registry is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c levels than injection therapy
Blackman SM, Raghinaru D, Adi S, Simmons JH, Ebner‐Lyon L, Chase HP, Tamborlane WV, Schatz DA, Block JM, Litton JC, Raman V, Foster NC, Kollman CR, DuBose SN, Miller KM, Beck RW, DiMeglio LA. Insulin pump use in young children in the T1D Exchange clinic registry is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c levels than injection therapy. Pediatric Diabetes 2014, 15: 564-572. PMID: 24494980, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous subcutaneous insulin infusionT1D Exchange Clinic RegistryCross-sectional studyInjection usersClinic registryInitiation of CSIIUse of CSIIInsulin pumpLower hemoglobin A1c levelsDiabetic ketoacidosis eventsHemoglobin A1c levelsSevere hypoglycemia eventsSubcutaneous insulin infusionRetrospective longitudinal studyType 1 diabetesRisk of DKALongitudinal studyYounger age groupsYoung childrenRace/ethnicityKetoacidosis eventsAnnual household incomeT1D durationA1c levelsHemoglobin A1c