Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight: study

[Northerner]

Because obesity can compound some of the health problems that go along with diabetes, it’s important to help kids avoid weight gain, researchers say.

Elke Frohlich-Reiterer, of Medical University Graz in Austria, and her colleagues analyzed data collected from 250 diabetes centers in Germany and Austria; altogether, there were 12,774 participants in the study.

All the kids were under the age of 20 and had type 1 diabetes, which used to be known as juvenile diabetes because it typically appears during childhood.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/us-child-diabetes-obesity-idUKKBN0EA26Y20140530

Using short-acting insulin medicines was also linked to greater weight gain in girls, whereas using long-acting insulin was linked to more weight gain in boys.

Eh? Surely if they are Type 1 and they are using one type of insulin then they are using the other i.e. basal/bolus?

 

[trophywench]

Nah - I'm T1 and I only use fast-acting! - so does everyone with a pump Alan !

 

[Northerner]

Nah - I'm T1 and I only use fast-acting! - so does everyone with a pump Alan !

I suppose Germany does have a much higher proportion of pump users - but are girls offered first dibs on them then? 😉