Type 1 diabetes and psychosocial risk factors in adolescence
Type 1 diabetes is one of the more common chronic conditions in childhood and adolescence. It is an autoimmune disorder that leads to destruction of beta cells in the pancreas and consequently hyperglycemia. Presently, approximately 700 children, adolescents and students up to the age of 25 ye...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/796 |
| Summary: | Type 1 diabetes is one of the more common
chronic conditions in childhood and adolescence.
It is an autoimmune disorder that leads
to destruction of beta cells in the pancreas and
consequently hyperglycemia. Presently, approximately
700 children, adolescents and students
up to the age of 25 years from entire Slovenia are
followed up for type 1 diabetes. In young people
with chronic disease adolescence itself often
causes complications in the course of the disease.
The risk of complications is even higher in the
presence of various psychosocial risk factors. The
present article focuses on the prevalence and the
influence of risk-taking behavior, mental disorders
and suicidal behavior on the course and
management of type 1 diabetes in adolescence
and summarizes the latest clinical guidelines for
the management of adolescents with these comorbidities. |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |