ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Diabetes Care. 2022 May 20:dc211652. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35594057/Brief Summary: This longitudinal study reports trends in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and macular edema (DME) across 3 decades: 1990-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, in a large Australian cohort of 2404 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The prevalence of DR decreased between 1990-1999 and 2000-2009, from 40 to 21%, ...

To read the full abstract: New Engl J Med 2017; 377:1733-1745We are still unable to reach treatment goals in all children and adolescents with T1DM. The usually earliest microvascular complication developed in adolescents and young adults is microalbuminuria. Therefore this trial focused on the prevention of microalbuminuria in high risk adolescents with an albumin-to-creatinine ratio in the uppe...

Brief summary: The authors developed a model to estimate the worldwide prevalence of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 2040. Compared to 2021, when an estimated 8.4 million individuals had T1D (including 18% < 20 years), the prevalent cases are expected to increase to 13.5–17.4 million in 2040, with the largest relative increase taking place in low- and middle-income countries.This model, using published data (available from only 97 countries worldwide) ...