2019
“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' confidence
2003
Insulin Pump Therapy in Childhood Diabetes Mellitus
Tamborlane WV, Fredrickson LP, Ahern JH. Insulin Pump Therapy in Childhood Diabetes Mellitus. Treatments In Endocrinology 2003, 2: 11-21. PMID: 15871551, DOI: 10.2165/00024677-200302010-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous subcutaneous insulin infusionSevere hypoglycemiaEffectiveness of CSIIType 1 diabetes mellitusRapid-acting insulin analoguesDevelopment of ketoacidosisNear-normal glycemiaOvernight glycemic controlProgrammable basal ratesExcessive weight gainSelection of patientsExercise-induced hypoglycemiaInitiation of treatmentInsulin pump therapySubcutaneous insulin infusionBlood glucose levelsTiming of mealsQuality of lifeContinuous glucose monitoringCare of childrenBolus capabilitiesPediatrie patientsDiabetic ketoacidosisVascular complicationsDiabetes mellitus