#Children with Diabetes

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Diabetes Ketoacidosis: An In-Depth Exploration of its Complexities, Symptoms, Treatment, and Preventive Strategies

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[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - July 8-14

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1. Zoo welcomes birth of four endangered horse foals

“[The Marwell Zoo in GB] said it was "delighted" to welcome the arrivals to the endangered Przewalski’s horse herd. All four are female and said to be "doing well" after two were born in May and two in June. […] “These horses, that were previously listed extinct in the wild, are an example of how zoo breeding programmes can help restore threatened species around the world.” […] All the Przewalski’s horses alive today are descended from just 12 individuals. Current estimates suggest there are 178 mature individuals living in the wild.”

2. Restoring woodlands and planting trees for sustainability success

“In 2023, [the Marwell Zoo] planted 9,000 new trees […] both within the zoo and on our surrounding land. […] Marwell tries to encourage natural feeding behaviour and nutrition by including leafy material [in animals’ feed] as much as possible. […] Planting more trees and enhancing management of our existing woodlands, prepares the way to further self-sufficiency in browse production in the future. Plus, it creates new habitats for wildlife in our woodland areas.”

3. Inclusive Playgrounds Allow Children Of All Abilities To Play

“With ramps allowing children in wheelchairs to ascend the central play structure, as well as numerous other swings and apparatus usable for children of all abilities, the 16,000-square-foot P.K.’s Place is St. Paul’s first fully inclusive playground. […] To be universally accessible, a play area must have at least 70% of its play features fully accessible, far more than required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). […] Play areas should allow parents and grandparents with disabilities to participate as well.”

4. Combination treatment can increase human insulin-producing cells in vivo

“[Diabetes-model mice] were treated with the combination therapy [of a plant product called harmine and “a widely used class of type 2 diabetes therapy”] and their diabetes was rapidly reversed. Strikingly, human beta cell numbers increased by 700 percent over three months with this drug combination. "This is the first time scientists have developed a drug treatment that is proven to increase adult human beta cell numbers in vivo. This research brings hope for the use of future regenerative therapies to potentially treat the hundreds of millions of people with diabetes," said Dr. Garcia-Ocaña, the paper's corresponding author.”

5. Decades of Dedication: Australia’s Largest Ongoing Urban Restoration Project

“[Friends of Lake Claremont] has transformed the area into a thriving ecosystem, re-establishing native habitats and fostering biodiversity. This year, 800 native seedlings (100 trees, 350 shrubs and 350 ground covers) have been planted on the northwestern buffer of Lake Claremont. Volunteers replaced a large Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa) affected by [beetle] infestation with native plants to enhance the local wildlife habitat, thereby benefiting insects, frogs, birds and brown bandicoots. […] Overall, the project contributes to the area’s function as a regional ecological corridor, linking inland bushlands, the Swan River and the Indian Ocean.”

6. Important habitat for fish in Heart of the Fraser now conserved

“British Columbia’s iconic salmon now have more protected spawning habitat in the lower Fraser River, thanks to the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) conservation acquisition of Carey Island. […] Carey Island and its gravel channels offer calm and crucial spawning and rearing habitat for the river’s fish and aquatic species. […] The Pelólxw Tribe […is also] actively working to restore the resilience of aquatic habitat within this stretch of the Lower Fraser. NCC is exploring opportunities to collaborate with the Pelólxw Tribe in support of their vision for stewardship of the area, which prioritizes both ecological and cultural values.”

7. Prime editing efficiently corrects cystic fibrosis mutation in human lung cells

“[R]esearchers have developed a gene-editing approach that efficiently corrects the most common mutation that causes cystic fibrosis, found in 85 percent of patients. With further development, it could pave the way for treatments that are administered only once and have fewer side effects. The new method precisely and durably corrects the mutation in human lung cells, restoring cell function to levels similar to that of Trikafta [the standard treatment since 2019].”

8. Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate

“At issue was the appeal of a decision last year, when a Montana judge blocked a state law that prohibited agencies from considering climate impacts when deciding whether to approve fossil fuel projects such as new power plants, pipelines or mining. The ruling, by District Judge Kathy Seeley, was prompted by a lawsuit filed by 16 youths who argued that the law violated Montana’s constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.” It was the first ruling in the United States to effectively establish constitutional rights to a stable climate[….]”

9. The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal

“The first canal-based solar project in the U.S. is nearing completion on tribal lands south of Phoenix, Arizona. […] The long, narrow solar array design would snake along the line of the canal and tap into the local electrical distribution grid every 1,000 feet, or every one megawatt. […] “Canal solar allows for greater power production per land size, cleaner water, less power transmission losses, and significant reduction in evaporation[….]” Covering the entire 8,000 miles of canals and waterways managed by the Bureau of Reclamation with solar panels could generate over 25 gigawatts of renewable energy and reduce water evaporation by tens of billions of gallons[….]”

10. Camera traps offer glimpse of first beaver born in Northumberland for 400 years

“"It’s such a relief that they have bred successfully and to see a new fluffy kit swimming with the family[….]” In just one year [since releasing the beavers], there has been a noticeable increase in resident trout, says the National Trust, along with more regular visits from kingfishers and grey herons. There are more insects at the site, too, thanks to the organic matter that builds up behind the dams, which in turn provides food for Daubenton’s bats. […] Beavers also play an important role in creating habitats that are more resilient to the effects of climate change[….]”

July 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[lem0nademouth]

idk who needs to hear this but diabetics can have sugar. they can have as much sugar as they want as long as they take the appropriate amount of insulin. the only reason diabetics are ever told to lower their sugar intake is to reduce the amount of insulin they use. and almost every sugar free alternative sweetener is either a literal carcinogen or insanely expensive. not to mention the fact that sugar is naturally occurring in every. single. thing. you. eat.

[halfhildhalfmarilyn]

Hello dears ! I am asking you to support my campaign to help me to reach my goal. I am now in bad need to your support to help me stay alive and safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place either on the level of livelihood or on the level of souls. I need your monetary support to ensble me to get the basic needs for my family till Rafah crossing point reopens to move my family to safety and peace.Pleasd help a family be alive through your small donations or througn your shares to others.Thank you so much for your stand beside people in need .

Hello,

I pray that you and your family will reach safety soon and your daughter can get the medical care that she needs InshaAllah. May Allah SWT make it fast, Ameen ❤️

@burningnightgiver needs our help to get her family out of Gaza and to safety, please help as much as you can and reblog. Thank you

[swagging-back-to]

it is not controversial to say that if you cannot finacially, emotionally provide for a child and/or your genetics would lead to them suffering then you should not have said child.

[rhymeswithfart]

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Ahmed Fathi is trying to provide safe shelter for his family in Gaza as the winter gets colder. The father also has diabetes and heart disease. Read more of his story on his blog here, and here.

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[covid-safer-hotties]

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A recently published study on new onset diabetes in children within 6 months of COVID infection left me a bit stunned. At the six-month mark, the authors found children who had been infected had a 58% increased risk. It seemed worth explaining why this is so alarming.

There are 72.5 million children in the US. The baseline incidence of pediatric diabetes is 13.8 per 100,000 per year, or 72,500,000 x (13.8/100,000) = 10,005 new cases/year.

COVID seroprevalence studies suggest that 96.3% of children have been infected with COVID at least once, which equals 72,500,000 x 0.963 = 69,817,500 are at increased risk.

How do we calculate excess diabetes as a result of COVID in children? First, we need to calculate the rate due to COVID, which is only going to occur in the children infected with COVID. That rate is 0.58 x 13.8 per 100,000, or 8.004 per 100,000. That provides us with 69,817,500 x (8.004/100,000), or 5,588 new cases of diabetes among children per year, but that is a gross underestimate for many reasons.

First, the original study was only looking at risk within a few months of a COVID infection. That means that this risk figure is more akin to a point estimate than looking at lifetime risk. This is in part due to COVID being a vascular disease that causes microthrombi and focal tissue necrosis. I still suspect that most of the chronic disease burden from COVID infections will take a decade to become manifest.

Second, we also know that repeated infection increases the diabetes risk in adults by 70%, and we can use that number to estimate what happens in kids.

Let’s assume that half of the pediatric population in the US has been infected twice, which would be 34,908,750 facing this increased risk. The rate from repeat COVID infection would add 8.004 x 0.7 x 34,908,750, or an additional 8.004 x 0.7 x 34,908,750 / 100,000, or another 1,956 new cases of diabetes per year among those who were infected twice. The annual burden of diabetes from RECENT COVID infection then becomes 7,544 cases/year. It’s reasonable to assume that each subsequent infection increases that risk even further.

Here’s the real kicker. Type II diabetes really isn’t diagnosed until after the age of 40 in most people.

This further supports my argument than most of the disease burden of COVID is really many years off in the future. We have become so focused on the acute phase of the disease and are ignoring these other serious sequelae.

Similar calculations can be made with other diseases, but again, it would only be a small fraction of what is to come. This is but one example of why I have such a mix of emotions about COVID, ranging from anger, futility, and to depression. All of the numbers I just calculated are just the tip of the iceberg of what we are doing to future generations. We do not have the capacity to handle this scale of disease. We are handing future generations a dystopia of our own making between this, H5N1, and climate change. Those who have the power to make decisions to protect the public and fail to do so will not be remembered kindly by history.

Study link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2824731

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[arataka-reigen]

I'm gonna miss my silly children so much

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[wellhealthhub]

Let's get cracking and understand this Diabetes in Youth, shall we?

Welcome to our super-duper guide on Diabetes in Youth, folks! At Well Health Hub, we totally get how important it is to give you accurate and reliable info to help you make sense of this condition. In this here article, we’ll dive deep into what causes Diabetes in Youth, the symptoms to watch out for, and how to manage it like a champ. We’re all about empowering parents, caregivers, and young one…

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Hello dears ! I am asking you to support my campaign to help me to reach my goal. I am now in bad need to your support to help me stay alive and safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place either on the level of livelihood or on the level of souls. I need your monetary support to ensble me to get the basic needs for my family till Rafah crossing point reopens to move my family to safety and peace.Pleasd help a family be alive through your small donations or througn your shares to others.Thank you so much for your stand beside people in need .

God bless you and your family 🙏🏾🇵🇸

[lilylived]

I always think.... in a end of the world situation, how are people supposed to get insulin? Do diabetics just have to die immediately? Even if there's food and everything else, they would technically not survive.

That's what's happening in Gaza already. While we have all the insulin we need on the other side and while israelis block and bomb aid trucks.

[murderousink23]

11/14/2024 is National Children's Day 🇮🇳, World Usability Day 🌎, Dobruja Day 🇷🇴, National Pickle Day 🥒🇺🇸, National Spicy Guacamole Day 🇺🇸, World Diabetes Day 🇺🇳

[irresponsiblereader]

Hey Everyone! This weekend, one of my really good friends is putting on her annual extra life charity event. Extra Life is a program that raises money for Children's Miracle Network Hospital, which is a network of hospitals dedicated to saving kid's lives and improving their future. They saved my friend's life when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old, and they do life-saving work for kids across multiple states in the us every single day. If you have any money to spare, I'll be keeping the link to donate in my bio until the end of the year. Help save kids lives today by donating to keep these hospitals running.

[bonefall]

type 2 diabetes can be treated without insulin. im just on metaformin and some other medications, no insulin pump/injections yet thankfully

OH this ask reminds me to mention I've been looking at cat diabetes from the corner of my eyes as I work on 4435435 other things (send help)

Cat diabetes has very different trends than human diabetes, so I'm trying to hit a 'balance' between reflecting it for the diabetic human beings in the audience, versus the accuracy of cat diabetes

Because, Type 2 Diabetes in cats is treated the same way as Type 1-- insulin injections. Unlike humans who can take oral supplements like metformin, pancreas-affecting medications have a weird quirk in felines where they cause the cat pancreas to throw a tantrum, say "I DUN WANNA" and swap over to Type 1 Diabetes.

Meanwhile if you just treat Type 2 Feline Diabetes with insulin, the cat pancreas can sometimes go "oh oopsie woopsie" and just... stop having diabetes.

Why, you ask, you beg, does the cat pancreas act this way? Science doesn't know. Their organs are just jerks.

So that leaves me sitting here considering what to do-- because Metformin specifically is derived from Goat's Rue. Naturalized basically everywhere. Dangling right in front of my nose is the easy pharmacognological basis of Metformin, the specific thing that the Type 2 Diabetics in my audience have been telling me they take, and this solution is so simple it's almost painful.

But off in the horizon looms Type 1 Diabetes, which logically would be the one way the cats would want to treat all forms of diabetes... and I still need to work out how exactly they're going to get this INTO the patient while still being canon-compliant.

The earliest IVs were made of bladders and feathers, incredibly crude but still effective, and both of which are easy to get... maybe a cat was taken by a human and given an IV injection and that's where they got the spark of the idea? Long ago?

And making insulin... I've found some absolutely fascinating things about the early production of insulin, but the problem is the chemical separation of animal insulin from the digestive juices produced within the pancreas.

I think a cat with their sense of smell just doing dissections, with a LIIITTLE bit of an extra stretch, could tell there was something different about the islet structures inside of the organ... but how would they know the pancreas is connected to the development of diabetes? Would they be able to experiment enough to find out that freezing the pancreas separates the digestive enzymes from the insulin?

I'm still batting it all around though