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- Title
Case study: Type 1 diabetes diagnosis in a 9-year-old girl with pre-existing hearing loss from congenital causes.
- Authors
Ambler, Sarah
- Abstract
Children, young people and adults are living with type 1 diabetes and hearing loss from a variety of causes. A wide range of evidence exists in relation to genetic mutations resulting in syndromic causes of both conditions as well as the causal relationship between type 1 diabetes and hearing loss. In this case study, a girl with pre-existing congenital hearing loss caused by a gene mutation was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 9 years. The diagnosis is unrelated to her existing deafness, and the case study explores the absence of evidence in relation to congenital deafness in people diagnosed with diabetes when there is a noncausal relationship or unrelated cause. The considerations for the clinical team are outlined, including the limitations of diabetes technology for people with hearing loss. Further research is needed into how to support people who are deaf and living with type 1 diabetes, and how to optimise diabetes technology for them.
- Subjects
POLYDIPSIA; COCHLEAR implants; SPECIAL education; HEARING impaired; INSULIN derivatives; BLOOD sugar monitoring; TYPE 1 diabetes; WEARABLE technology; HEARING disorders; WEIGHT loss; VIBRATION (Mechanics); REHABILITATION; TECHNOLOGY; POLYURIA; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1368-1109
- Publication type
Article