Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

This book provides up to date knowledge on diabetes in children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on Type 1 diabetes, which is the most common form of the disease seen in children. It is caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin.

Beginning with an introduction to the epidemiology, diagnosis and classification of diabetes, the following chapters describe the different types of diabetes.

Each of the following sections discusses the treatment and management of diabetes and its related disorders. A separate chapter is dedicated to transplantation and emerging treatments.

Key points

• Concise guide to diagnosis and management of diabetes in children and adolescents
• Emphasis on Type 1 diabetes
• Easy to read, step by step format
• Separate chapter dedicated to transplantation and emerging treatments

1. Definition, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Classification of Diabetes
2. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
3. Type 2 Diabetes in Children
4. Maturity Onset Diabetes in the Young
5. Neonatal Diabetes
6. Rare Forms of Childhood Diabetes
7. Glycemic Monitoring and Assessment
8. Insulin Treatment in Children With Diabetes Mellitus
9. Hyperglycemic Emergencies in Children
10. Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Children
11. Hypoglycemia in Non-diabetic Children and Adolescents
12. Chronic Complications in Children With Diabetes
13. Autoimmune Associations of Type 1 Diabetes
14. Management of Diabetes in Children Undergoing Surgical Procedures
15. Diabetes Education in Children With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
16. Nutritional Principles in the Management of Diabetes in Children
17. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (Insulin Pump Therapy) in Children with Diabetes
18. Transplantation and Emerging Treatment Modalities in Type 1 Diabetes
19. Prevention of Diabetes in Children

RV Jayakumar MD DM MNAMS FRCP
Professor

Praveen VP MD DM
Associate Professor

Nisha Bhavani MBBS MD DNB
Clinical Associate Professor

All at Department of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India