The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2008
• February 2008

The relationship between diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and long-term glycemic control varies between studies. We aimed, firstly, to characterize the association of DKA and its severity with long-term HbA1c in a large contemporary cohort, and secondly, to identify other independent determinants of long-term HbA1c. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• December 2022

Type 1 diabetes, one of the common chronic conditions in children and adolescents, is a serious lifelong condition requiring daily treatment with exogenous insulin for survival. Descriptive epidemiology is important for planning of adequate diabetes health-care provision and could provide clues to aetiology. Over the past few decades, standardised diabetes incidence registries have provided a wealth of data from selected countries. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• December 2022

Studies examining associations of early-life cat and dog ownership with childhood asthma have reported inconsistent results. Several factors could explain these inconsistencies, including type of pet, timing, and degree of exposure. Our aim was to study associations of early-life cat and dog ownership with asthma in school-aged children, including the role of type (cat vs dog), timing (never, prenatal, or early childhood), and degree of ownership (number of pets owned), and the role of allergic sensitization. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

Adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) often need to undertake self-management tasks in public or disclose their diagnosis to others. Therefore, they may be subjected to negative reactions from the public, known as enacted stigma. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• August 2022

Determining the incidence of hospitalisations and risk factors for vascular complications experienced during early adulthood in patients with childhood T1D ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• May 2017

Intramuscular injection of a large bolus of Vitamin D effectively increases serum 25-hydroxyVitamin D levels without evidence of metabolic abnormality. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• September 2017

With adequate support, children newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes can be safely managed at home following practical skills training ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• November 2017

A 10-second sprint is unlikely to blunt the subsequent hormonal counter-regulation to hypoglycaemia in individuals with Type 1 diabetes ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• October 2017

We hypothesized that adolescents with high levels of albumin excretion might benefit from ACE inhibitors and statins, drugs that have not been fully evaluated ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• November 2017

The algorithm that was tested against moderate exercise and an overreading glucose sensor performed well in terms of hypoglycemia avoidance ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• January 2017

This study looks at hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia, as characterised by inappropriate insulin secretion, as it is the most common cause for persistent... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• July 2015