Diabetes treatments in children less likely to affect height
31 January 2003
Parents of children newly diagnosed with diabetes can be reassured that the condition is less likely than ever to affect their child's height, an Australian study has suggested.
Researchers found that children who were given modern treatments maintained their increased height after diagnosis, and were taller 5 years after diagnosis compared with children diagnosed before 1991 (Archives of Disease in Childhood 2003; 88: 151-54).
A total of 451 children and adolescents attending a diabetes outpatient clinic at a Sydney teaching hospital and outreach clinics in rural New South Wales were assessed.
Last Reviewed: 30 January 2003
- 1. Medical Observer Weekly 31/01/03
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