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ey0019.10-2 | Reviews | ESPEYB19

10.2. Screening for type 1 diabetes in the general population: a status report and perspective

EK Sims , REJ Besser , C Dayan , Rasmussen C Geno , C Greenbaum , KJ Griffin , W Hagopian , M Knip , AE Long , F Martin , C Mathieu , M Rewers , AK Steck , JM Wentworth , SS Rich , O Kordonouri , AG Ziegler , KC Herold

NIDDK Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group.Diabetes. 2022 Apr 1;71(4):610-623. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35316839/Brief Summary: This is a comprehensive review on general population screening, a current hot topic in the field of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The authors provide a critical overview of the rationale for population screening, arguments for and against it, current efforts to gui...

ey0020.8-1 | Clinical Trials – New Treatments | ESPEYB20

8.1. Effect of Verapamil on pancreatic beta cell function in newly diagnosed pediatric type 1 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial

GP Forlenza , J McVean , RW Beck , C Bauza , R Bailey , B Buckingham , LA DiMeglio , JL Sherr , M Clements , A Neyman , C Evans-Molina , EK Sims , LH Messer , L Ekhlaspour , R McDonough , M Van Name , D Rojas , S Beasley , S DuBose , C Kollman , A Moran , CLVer Study Group

Brief summary: In this double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted in 6 US centres, 88 children and adolescents (aged 7–17 years) with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) were randomized to either once-daily oral verapamil or placebo, within 1 month from diagnosis. Treatment with verapamil led to better stimulated C-peptide secretion at 52 weeks post-diagnosis, with levels 30% higher compared to placebo.Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker...