Tag: pediatric diabetes
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Why Diabetes Doesn’t Care About Age: Insights from Dr. Oluwarotimi Olopade on Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
Understanding the Truth: Diabetes Can Start in Childhood Diabetes is often perceived as a condition that mainly affects adults, but medical experts remind us that the disease can be diagnosed at any age. In a recent discussion with Dr. Oluwarotimi Bolaji Olopade, a physician and endocrinologist at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the Secretary…
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Diabetes Can Strike at Any Age: Insights from Dr. Oluwarotimi Olopade on Early Detection and Care
Diabetes Knows No Age: A Message from Lagos’ Endocrinologist “Diabetes doesn’t ask how old you are; a child can be born with it.” This stark reminder from Dr. Oluwarotimi Bolaji Olopade, a physician and endocrinologist at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), underscores the universality of the condition. As the Secretary General of the Endocrine and…
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Type 1 Diabetes Is Worse in the Young: Why It Strikes Early
Understanding the disparity: Type 1 diabetes in children vs. adults Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. While the disease can affect people of any age, mounting research suggests that when it develops in children and adolescents, it often presents more aggressively…
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Why Type 1 Diabetes Is More Severe in the Young: What Researchers Have Found
Understanding the Growing Challenge of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly targets the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. While the disease affects people of all ages, evidence increasingly shows that it can behave more aggressively when it begins in childhood. This…
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Why Type 1 Diabetes Is More Aggressive in the Young
Understanding the Severity Gap: Type 1 Diabetes in Children vs. Adults Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. While people of all ages can develop T1D, scientists are increasingly focused on why the disease often appears more aggressive and progresses faster in…