ea0095ds1.1 | Diabetes Symposium 1 | BSPED2023
Besser Rachel
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be identified pre-symptomatically, by measuring islet associated autoantibodies (IAb). In an analysis from multiple prospective cohort studies, >80% children with two or more IAbs developed clinical T1D over 15 years of follow up. The reasons for identifying children presymptomatically include reducing the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis and the related morbidity and mortality, reducing the need for hospitalisation, providing time to al...