ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2019 Jul;104(4):F353–F359. PMID:30232094.In preterm and in the very low birthweight infants, hyperglycaemia is associated with increased risks of mortality, brain injury, retinopathy of prematurity and worse neurodevelopmental outcomes (1). Treatment of hyperglycaemia with continuous insulin infusion leads to increas...

Brief summary: In this multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, randomized trial, 97 adolescents (aged 10–16.9 years) were randomized within 21 days after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) to receive either hybrid closed-loop therapy or standard insulin therapy (control) for 24 months. Although closed-loop therapy was associated with better glycemic outcomes, there were no differences in C-peptide between the two groups.The Closed Loop from Ons...