“I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes
Commissariat PV, Harrington KR, Whitehouse AL, Miller KM, Hilliard ME, Van Name M, DeSalvo DJ, Tamborlane WV, Anderson BJ, DiMeglio LA, Laffel LM. “I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 2019, 21: 377-383. PMID: 31808586, PMCID: PMC7830825, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesGlycemic controlDiabetes burdenSecondary caregiversEmotional burdenChildren's glycemic controlYoung childrenCare of childrenAge 5.2Parents' perceptionsCaregivers' knowledgeClinical centersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsDiabetesDiabetes educationParental burdenHealthcare providersAge groupsInsulin pumpParents' burdenT1DChildren's qualityChild's diabetesParents' knowledgeParents' confidenceBenefits and Barriers of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Hilliard ME, Levy W, Anderson BJ, Whitehouse AL, Commissariat PV, Harrington KR, Laffel LM, Miller KM, Van Name M, Tamborlane WV, DeSalvo DJ, DiMeglio LA. Benefits and Barriers of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2019, 21: 493-498. PMID: 31287721, PMCID: PMC6708264, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2019.0142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous glucose monitoringCGM useDiabetes managementDiabetes careBenefits of CGMYoung childrenGlucose monitoringMean child ageChildren's diabetes careType 1 diabetes managementPainful insertionT1D durationParents of childrenGlucose excursionsImproved sleepClinical strategiesSemistructured qualitative interviewsType 1Parental comfortChild's ageChildrenBehavioural supportMultiple barriersParents' experiencesCaregivers