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Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is increasing. Find the most up to date resources on screening, delaying, and managing.

WEBINAR! Early Detection Saves Lives: Implementing Type 1 Diabetes Screening in Pediatric and Primary Care

Join our upcoming T1D Screening webinar on April 28th. The expert panel will discuss practical screening workflows within both the pediatric and primary care settings that are designed to enhance lifesaving early detection and intervention methods for type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes Screening & Awareness for Health Care Professionals

Type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence is increasing. Many studies indicate that measuring islet autoantibodies in relatives of those with type 1 diabetes can effectively identify those who will develop it. Testing, coupled with education about diabetes symptoms and close follow-up, has been shown to enable earlier diagnosis and to prevent diabetes ketoacidosis.

Screening & Awareness Toolkit for Health Care Professionals

Find a toolkit full of our top educational materials to help you understand screening for type 1 diabetes and glycemic management. Recognizing the symptoms of type 1 diabetes is crucial for prevention. Misdiagnosis of type 1 diabetes is common and occurs in all age groups. A positive antibody test does not mean immediate diagnosis. New treatments and clinical trials can possibly delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. Learn more from these resources.

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Understanding Care & Complications of Type 1

What should clinicians know about screening, treating, and complications around type 1 diabetes? Learn more below about how to optimize your care for people at risk or currently managing type 1.

Type 1 Diabetes Screening Acceleration Summit: Dr. Halis Akturk

Treating Glycemia in T1D: Rozalina G. McCoy, MD, MS

Preventing Acute Complications of T1D: Rozalina G. McCoy, MD, MS

Type 1 Diabetes Roundtable Report

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) convened leading experts, including endocrinologists, researchers, primary care professionals, certified diabetes care and education specialists, and mental health professionals to understand opportunities and barriers to type 1 diabetes screening and awareness.

The outcome of this roundtable is a report that outlines the discussion and potential opportunities for future direction.

The associations who participated:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physician Associates
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

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The report does not necessarily reflect official guidelines or recommendations from the American Diabetes Association or other participating organizations.

Diagnosis and Classification of Type 1 Diabetes

The ADA states "It is important for health care professionals to realize that classification of diabetes type is not always straightforward at presentation and that misdiagnosis is common and can occur in ∼40% of adults with new type 1 diabetes."

Read the Standards of Care in Diabetes’ (Standards of Care’s) recommendations on type 1 diabetes screening and diagnosis.

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