Pediatric Diabetes

Nine-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes comes off insulin by eating Paleolithic ketogenic diet

Jack Woodfield Mon, 07 Dec 2015 A Hungarian study reports that a nine-year-old boy who wasnewly diagnosed type 1 diabetes achieved normal blood sugar levels, and came off insulin by following the Paleolithic ketogenic diet. The child had been on insulin therapy for six weeks, alongside a high-carbohydrate diet. His blood glucose levels had fluctuated […]

Study finds vitamin D deficiency linked to diarrhea, vomiting, earache and fever

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Vitamin D Council New research published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal has found that low vitamin D levels in children are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal and ear infections. The research team, led by Dr. Kathryn Thorton of Michigan State University and working in conjunction with […]

Long-term Complications and Mortality in Young-onset Diabetes

Diabetes Care. 2013;36(12):3863-3869. © 2013 American Diabetes Association, Inc. Type 2 Diabetes Is More Hazardous and Lethal Than Type 1 Diabetes Maria I. Constantino, Binfotech; Lynda Molyneaux, RN; Franziska Limacher-gisler, Mclintprac; Abdulghani Al-saeed, MD; Connie Luo, RN; Ted Wu, MD, PHD; Stephen M. Twigg, MD, PHD; Dennis K. YUE, MD, PHD; Jencia Wong, MD, PHD […]