Diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: chronic complications and associated diseases

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases. Type 1, or autoimmune, diabetes accounts for more than 95 % of cases in children and adolescents. Chronic hyperglycemia per se is responsible for the development of several microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy) and macrovascular com...

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Published inAnales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 282 - 289
Main Authors Rubio Cabezas, O, Argente Oliver, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.03.2007
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Chronic Disease
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Humans
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Summary:Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases. Type 1, or autoimmune, diabetes accounts for more than 95 % of cases in children and adolescents. Chronic hyperglycemia per se is responsible for the development of several microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy) and macrovascular complications (ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease). Other autoimmune diseases are also more frequent in type 1 diabetic patients. The present review aims to provide an update on some recent advances in this field to aid early detection of these complications and prevent or delay their progression through improved metabolic control.
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ISSN:1695-4033