ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Preface

As has been the case in many areas of child and adolescent health and in medicine in general, the recent Covid19 pandemic has affected children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their families very much. In addition, health system resources have been allocated to adult care infectious disease and pulmonary medicine departments. Pediatric care and pediatric health care structures have suffered (1-3). Still, a number of important publications have been made available within the last year which shed new light on many aspects of T1D in early life and will allow to improve the care for children and adolescents with T1D.

Reference:

1. Kiess W, Poulain T, Jurkutat A, Kirstein A, Vogel M. Covid19 pandemic and pediatric endocrinology and metabolism - are we through with it? J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2021;34(5):535–537. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2021-2133. 2. Poulain T, Meigen C, Sobek C, Ober P, Igel U, Körner A, Kiess W, Vogel M. Loss of childcare and classroom teaching during the Covid-19-related lockdown in spring 2020: A longitudinal study on consequences on leisure behavior and schoolwork at home. PLoS One. 2021;16(3):e0247949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247949. eCollection 2021. 3. Vogel M, Beger C, Gausche R, Jurkutat A, Pfaeffle R, Körner A, Meigen C, Poulain T, Kiess W. COVID-19 pandemic and families’ utilization of well-child clinics and pediatric practices attendance in Germany. BMC Res Notes. 2021;14(1):140. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05562-3.