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New Definition for the Partial Remission Period in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

A new definition of partial remission in type 1 diabetes that reflects residual β-cell function and has better stability compared with the conventional definitions is proposed, including both glycemic control and insulin dose.
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Insulin resistance in children: consensus, perspective, and future directions.

There are no clear criteria to define insulin resistance in children, and surrogate markers such as fasting insulin are poor measures of insulin sensitivity, so based on current screening criteria and methodology, there is no justification for screening children for insulin resistance.
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Consensus statement : Childhood obesity

In developing a consensus statement, this international group has presented the evidence, developed recommendations, and provided a platform aimed toward future corrective action and ongoing debate in the international community.

Microvascular and macrovascular complications associated with diabetes in children and adolescents

This article is a chapter in the ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guide-lines 2009 Compendium, and the authors have declared no conflictsof interest.
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Increased Bone Turnover in Prepubertal, Pubertal, and Postpubertal Patients Receiving Carbamazepine

Summary:  Purpose: To study the markers of bone turnover in epilepsy patients in the different stages of the pubertal growth before and after the beginning of carbamazepine (CBZ) monotherapy.
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Effectiveness of a prevention program for diabetic ketoacidosis in children. An 8-year study in schools and private practices.

The prevention program for DKA in diabetic children aged 6-14 years, carried out in the Parma area during the last 8 years, was successful and cumulative frequency ofDKA in new-onset IDDM decreased from 78% during 1987-1991 to 12.5% during 1991-1997.
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Italian cross-sectional growth charts for height, weight and BMI (6–20 y)

The comparison between SIEDP and Tanner et al's charts for height, still in use among most Italian paediatricians, shows that before puberty Italian children are 2–4 cm taller than their English peers.
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Increased bone turnover in epileptic patients treated with carbamazepine

It is demonstrated that carbamazepine induces an increase of bone turnover and higher values of markers of bone formation and of bone resorption are found in patients than in controls.
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Autonomic Neuropathy in Diabetes Mellitus

The present review summarizes the latest knowledge regarding clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of DAN, with some mention to childhood and adolescent population.
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Insulin resistance and obesity in childhood.

Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity appear to be essential to prevent the development of insulin resistance and the associated complications, particularly among obese children and adolescents.
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