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- Title
Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence: A Guideline-Based Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up.
- Authors
Ziegler, Ralph; Neu, Andreas
- Abstract
Background: The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence is steadily rising and now stands at 22.9 new cases per year per 100 000 persons up to age 15. Methods: This review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective literature search, with special attention to the current German S3 guideline on diabetes in childhood and adolescence. Results: Polydipsia, polyuria, and weight loss are the characteristic presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus. The acutely presenting patient needs immediate stabilization because of the danger of rapid metabolic decompensation (risk of ketoacidosis, 21.1%). Long-term insulin therapy can be delivered either by subcutaneous injection or by an insulin pump. The goals of treatment are the near-normalization of glucose metabolism (HbA1c <7.5%), the avoidance of acute complications (hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis), the reduction of diabetes-specific sequelae (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia), unrestricted participation in age-appropriate everyday activities, and normal physical and psychosocial development. Children and adolescents with diabetes need individualized treatment with frequent adjustments and holistic overall care so that these goals can be effectively met. Conclusion: Every physician must be able to diagnose the initial presentation of diabetes and to initiate the first steps in its management. The patient should be referred as soon as possible to a diabetes team that has experience in the treatment of children and adolescents.
- Subjects
DIABETES in children; DIABETES in adolescence; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; WEIGHT loss; KETOACIDOSIS; INSULIN therapy; DIABETES complications
- Publication
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2018, Vol 115, Issue 9, p146
- ISSN
1866-0452
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3238/arztebl.2018.0146