Dr. Robert Rapaport: “More Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Facing Dangerous Complication”
A growing number of American children and teens with type 1 diabetes are experiencing a life-threatening complication at the time of their diagnosis, a new study finds. Researchers say a lack of insurance may mean some children are getting diagnosed with type 1 late in its development, when serious complications can arise. The complication is called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which involves dangerously high blood sugar and substances in the blood called ketones. Patients with the condition can suffer long-term health damage. "The authors are correctly concerned with the increased level of poverty in Colorado," said Dr. Robert Rapaport, director of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai in New York City. When children have DKA at diagnosis, this also "frequently represents failure of adequate awareness of the symptoms of diabetes and/or access to care before the children become significantly ill," he said. Learn more
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