Knowledge, Perceptions, Needs and Challenges of Dominican Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus / Conocimientos, percepciones, necesidades y desafíos de los adolescentes dominicanos con diabetes mellitus tipo 1

Introduction: The lack of metabolic control in patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) can cause severe complications and reduce their life expectancy. Transition into adolescence among children with T1DM effects important changes that could negatively influence their metabolic control. Purpose: To determine knowledge, perceptions, needs and challenges of Dominican adolescents with T1DM. Methodology: Phone interviews to adolescents with T1DM between 14 and 18 years. Analysis included coding using the Health Belief Model, and using Nvivo, with a deductive and inductive approach. Results: Participants reported a high level of perceived susceptibility to complications, and severity associated to an incurable disease that causes severe complications. Within modifying factors, the family socioeconomic level was identified as relevant, and the role of support networks in managing their disease was mentioned as an external variable. Conclusions: Culturally, relevant interventions are needed to improve metabolic control and psychosocial aspects among Dominican adolescents with T1DM, including the use of a self-management mobile application; in addition, incorporating perspectives, context realities and knowledge of adolescents in developing therapeutical education strategies about T1DM could improve the impact of these strategies

Introducción: el descontrol metabólico en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 (DMT1) puede provocar complicaciones severas y reducir la esperanza de vida. La transición a la adolescencia en jóvenes con DMT1 determina cambios importantes que pueden influenciar negativamente el control metabólico. Propósito: determinar el nivel de conocimiento, las percepciones, las necesidades y los desafíos de los adolescentes dominicanos con DMT1. Metodología: entrevistas telefónicas a adolescentes con DMT1, entre 14 y 18 años. El análisis incluyó la codificación con base al Modelo de Creencias de Salud, utilizando NVivo, a través de un abordaje deductivo e inductivo. Resultados: participantes reportaron un alto nivel de susceptibilidad percibida de sufrir complicaciones y una percepción de severidad asociada a una enfermedad incurable que causa complicaciones severas. En los factores modificadores se destacan determinantes sociales como el nivel socioeconómico de la familia y, en las variables externas, el rol de las redes de apoyo en el manejo de la enfermedad. Conclusiones: se requieren intervenciones culturalmente relevantes para mejorar el control metabólico y los aspectos psicosociales en los adolescentes dominicanos con DMT1, como sería una aplicación móvil para el automanejo; además, incorporar las perspectivas, las realidades contextuales y los conocimientos de los adolescentes en las estrategias de educación terapéutica sobre la DMT1 favorecería su impacto

Parental Stress among Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

@#This review provides an overview of the evidence which concerns the parental stress of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Articles for this review were collected using the Science Direct, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, EBSCO, Springer, Ovid, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. In total, 38 articles were relevant to this review. The findings of the reviewed studies provide an exciting opportunity to advance our knowledge for a different aspect of parental stress which is related to the disease and predictor’s factor contributes to parental stress. This review sheds new light on developing the educational programs to reduce the level of parental stress and to help them to cope positively with this disease.

Questionnaire on adaptation to type 1 diabetes among children and its relationship to psychological disorders / Questionário de adaptação ao diabetes mellitus tipo I em pediatria: relação com a psicopatologia / Cuestionario de adaptación a la diabetes-mellitus tipo I en pediatría: relación con la psicopatología

ABSTRACT Objective: to study the psychometric properties of an adaptive disease response questionnaire for use with Spanish children with type 1 diabetes; to analyse this response in this sample and to observe the relationship between adaptive response and levels of anxiety-depression. Method: a total of 100 patients with type 1 diabetes aged between nine and 16 years (M=12.28, SD=1.78) participated in the study, of which 59% were children. Data was collected in public hospitals via interviews using the Adaptive Disease Response Questionnaire and Anxiety and Depression Scale. The data was analysed using Pearson correlations, multiple hierarchical linear regressions, Student's t Test for independent samples, and Cohen's d effect size to determine reliability and validity. Result: the instrument was shown to have adequate psychometric properties. Adaptive response was generally high. Adaptive response is negatively related to emotional distress, being a better predictor of depression than of anxiety. There was no association betwee adaptation and sex and age. Conclusion: promoting a better adaptive response appears to reduce emotional distress, especially in the case of depression, regardless of the age or gender of the patients.

RESUMO Objetivo: estudar as propriedades psicométricas do Questionário de Resposta Adaptativa à Doença em pacientes pediátricos com diabetes mellitus tipo I no contexto espanhol, analisar essa resposta na amostra em questão e observar a relação entre a resposta adaptativa e os níveis de ansiedade-depressão. Método: participaram do estudo um total de 100 pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo I, com idades entre 9 e 16 anos (M = 12,28, DP = 1,78), dos quais 59% eram crianças. Os dados foram coletados em hospitais públicos por meio de entrevista, utilizando-se o Questionário de Resposta Adaptativa à Doença e a Anxiety and Depression Scale (Escala de Ansiedade e Depressão). Para análise dos dados, calculou-se confiabilidade, correlações de Pearson, regressões lineares e testes t em função do sexo e da idade. Resultado: o instrumento possui propriedades psicométricas adequadas. A resposta adaptativa é geralmente elevada. Essa resposta está negativamente relacionada ao sofrimento emocional, sendo um melhor preditor de depressão do que de ansiedade. Não há diferenças na adaptação à doença em função de sexo e idade. Conclusão: a promoção de uma melhor resposta adaptativa parece reduzir o sofrimento emocional, especialmente no caso de depressão, independentemente da idade ou sexo dos pacientes.

RESUMEN Objetivo: estudiar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Respuesta Adaptativa de la Enfermedad en pacientes pediátricos con diabetes-mellitus tipo I en el contexto español, analizar en esta muestra esta respuesta y observar la relación entre la respuesta adaptativa y los niveles de ansiedad-depresión. Método: un total de 100 pacientes con diabetes-mellitus tipo I participaron, con edades entre los 9 y los 16 (M=12,28, DT=1,78), de los cuales el 59% eran niños. Los datos fueron obtenidos en hospitales públicos mediante una entrevista aplicando el Cuestionario de Respuesta Adaptativa de la Enfermedad y el Anxiety and Depression Scale. Para el análisis de datos, se calculó la fiabilidad, correlaciones de Pearson, regresiones lineales y pruebas t en función de sexo y edad. Resultado: el instrumento presenta adecuadas propiedades psicométricas. La respuesta adaptativa es elevada en general. Esta respuesta se relaciona manera negativa con el malestar emocional, siendo mejor predictor de la depresión que de la ansiedad. No se observan diferencias en la adaptación a la enfermedad en función del sexo y edad. Conclusión: promover una mejor respuesta adaptativa parece reducir el malestar emocional, especialmente en el caso de la depresión, con independencia de la edad o sexo de los pacientes.

Avaliação dos níveis séricos de vitamina D em crianças e adolescentes com diabetes mellitus tipo I / Evaluation of vitamin D serum levels in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1

Introdução: A deficiência de vitamina D é considerada um problema de saúde pública no mundo todo em razão de suas implicações no desenvolvimento de diversas doenças, incluindo a Diabetes Mellitus tipo I (DMI). Os objetivos deste estudo são avaliar os níveis séricos de 25 OH Vitamina D, Cálcio, Fosfatase alcalina, fósforo e hemoglobina glicada em crianças diabéticas tipo I e correlacionar os níveis de vitamina D com a hemoglobina glicada e com a presença de Tireoidite de Hashimoto, microalbuminúria e Doença celíaca. Métodos: Estudo do tipo quantitativo, observacional transversal obtido pela analise de exames laboratoriais de 48 pacientes, maiores de 3 anos, com diagnóstico de Diabetes Mellitus tipo I. Os dados foram obtidos mediante análise dos prontuários. Resultados: Dezenove pacientes (59,4%) apresentaram vitamina D deficiente/insuficiente. A média dos níveis de cálcio, fósforo, fosfatase alcalina e HbA1c foram de 9,24, 281,17, 4,69 e 9,34, respectivamente. Em 31 pacientes (91,17%) o controle da DMI foi considerado ruim ou regular, sendo este avaliado pelo valor da hemoglobina glicosilada. Dez pacientes (29,41%) apresentaram uma ou mais das comorbidades associadas à DMI. Conclusão: Em 59,4 % dos pacientes o nível de vitamina D foi deficiente ou insuficiente. A média dos níveis de cálcio, fósforo e fosfatase alcalina dos pacientes estavam dentro dos valores normais. Em 31 pacientes (91,17%) o controle da DMI, avaliado pela HbA1c, foi considerado ruim ou regular. Não houve associação significativa entre a presença de Tireoidite de Hashimoto, doença celíaca ou microalbuminúria e os níveis de vitamina D.

Introdução: Vitamin D deficiency is considered a public health problem worldwide because of its implications in the development of various diseases, including diabetes mellitus type I (DMI). The aims of this study are to evaluate the serum levels of 25 OH Vitamin D, calcium, alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus and glycated hemoglobin in diabetic children type I and correlate vitamin D levels with glycated hemoglobin and presence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, microalbuminuria and celiac disease. Methods: A quantitative, observational cross-sectional study performed by analysis of laboratory tests from 48 patients over three years of age and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type I. The data were obtained by analyzing medical charts. Results: Nineteen patients (59.4%) were vitamin D deficient/insufficient. Calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and HbA1c mean levels were 9.24, 281.17, 4.69, and 9.34, respectively. In 31 patients (91.17%), control of DMI was considered poor or fair, as measured by the value of glycosylated hemoglobin. Ten patients (29.41%) had one or more comorbidities associated with DMI. Conclusion: In 59.4% of the patients vitamin D level was deficient or insufficient. Patients’ mean levels of calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase were within the normal range. In 31 patients (91.17%) the control of DMI, assessed by HbA1c, was considered poor or fair. There was no significant association between presence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, celiac disease or microalbuminuria and vitamin D levels.

Enfermedad periodontal inmunoinflamatoria crónica en pacientes diabéticos en edad pediátrica / Immune-inflammatory chronic periodontal disease in diabetic pediatric patients

Introducción: las primeras manifestaciones de la enfermedad periodontal inmunoinflamatoria crónica en pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus aparecen desde edades tempranas, existiendo una relación bidireccional entre estas dos enfermedades. Objetivo: determinar el comportamiento clínico epidemiológico de la enfermedad periodontal inmunoinflamatoria crónica en niños y adolescentes diabéticos menores de 19 años. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal entre los años 2011-2013, a todos los pacientes que acudieron al Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Pediátrico William Soler. El universo de trabajo estuvo constituido por 80 pacientes, en coincidencia con el total de los examinados. Las variables estudiadas fueron: edad, sexo, estado periodontal, factores acumuladores de placa, presencia o no del hábito de fumar, el cual se evaluó en los pacientes mayores de 12 años de edad, así como el tiempo de padecimiento y el control metabólico de la diabetes mellitus. Se realizó un formulario que incluía el interrogatorio a padres y/o tutores y el examen bucal a los niños en la misma institución, aplicando en cada caso el IP-R de Russell para evaluar la gravedad de la enfermedad periodontal y el índice de higiene bucal (forma revisada). El análisis estadístico que se aplicó fue a través de métodos descriptivos y métodos no paramétricos. Resultados: entre los principales resultados se destaca que más del 90 por ciento de los pacientes estaban afectados;se observó una asociación significativa entre el control metabólico y la gravedad de la enfermedad periodontal inmunoinflamatoria crónica. Conclusiones: este tipo de enfermedad tuvo una alta prevalencia y severidad en pacientes diabéticos en edad pediátrica(AU)

Introduction: the first demonstrations of chronic periodontal immune inflammatory disease in Diabetes Mellitus patients appear from early ages, as a bidirectional relation between these two diseases. Objective: determine the clinical and epidemiology behaviour of chronic periodontal immune inflammatory disease in diabetic children and adolescent younger than 19 years of age. Method: a transversal descriptive study was carried out from 2011 to 2013, to all the patients who attended to the Endocrinology Service at the William Soler Hospital. The work universe was constituted by 80 patients, coinciding with the total of those examined. The studied variables were: age, sex, periodontal status, accumulators of plaque factors, presence of the smoking habit which was evaluated in patients older than 12 years of age, as well as the time of ailment and the metabolic control of the Diabetes Mellitus. A questionnaire was applied to parents and/or tutors and children buccal examination, using in each case Russell IP-R to evaluate the seriousness of the periodontal disease and Buccal Hygiene Index (Revised Form). The statistical analysis was applied through descriptive methods and non-parametric methods. Results: more than 90 percent of the patients were affected; a significant association between the metabolic control and the seriousness of the chronic periodontal immune inflammatory disease was shown. Conclusions: this type of disease had a high prevalence and severity in pediatric diabetic patients(AU)

Principales manifestaciones oftalmológicas en pacientes diabéticas embarazadas / Main ophthalmologic manifestations in diabetic pregnant women

La evidencia de la transición epidemiológica en el mundo se asocia con la progresión de padecimientos cronicodegenerativos, entre los que encontramos a la diabetes mellitus; la trascendencia que puede tener este padecimiento en el curso de la vida de las pacientes es deletérea, y en la época reproductiva, la población de riesgo puede tener repercusiones importantes en el binomio madre-hijo, lo que hace imperioso el diagnóstico de la diabetes mellitus pregestacional y gestacional, así como el tratamiento oportuno, para lograr un desenlace obstétrico adecuado y evitar tanto las complicaciones secundarias en la madre y el producto de la gestación como el incremento en el costo-beneficio de estos pacientes. Por lo que respecta al nivel ocular, las alteraciones anatómicas en la retina y el cristalino son complicaciones secundarias en la vida de los pacientes diabéticos, que en el curso de la gestación pueden progresar y dejar secuelas importantes con disminución de la función.

The evidence of the epidemiologic transition in the world is associated with the progression of chronic degenerative diseases, including diabetes mellitus. The impact this condition can have in the patient's course of life is deleterious and the population at risk in reproductive ages, ranging from the second to the third decades of life, can have significant effects on the mother-child binome, making imperative for a adequate obstetric outcome the diagnosis of pregestational and gestational diabetes mellitus and its timely treatment, thus avoiding secondary complications in the mother and fetus and avoiding the increase in the cost-benefit of these patients. Regarding ocular health, anatomical alterations of the retina and lens are secondary complications in the life of diabetic patients, which can progress during pregnancy and leave important sequelae, with decreased function.

Enterovirus infections and type 1 diabetes mellitus: is there any relationship?

Several health organizations have classified diabetes mellitus, a metabolic syndrome, as the epidemic of the century, since it affects millions of people worldwide and is one of the top ten causes of death. Type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disease, in which autoaggressive T cells infiltrate the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, leading to the destruction of insulin producing beta cells. The risk of the disease is modulated by genetic factors, mainly genes coding for human leukocyte antigens (HLA). However, the incidence of this disease has increased significantly during the recent decades, which cannot be explained only by genetic factors. Environmental perturbations have also been associated to the development of diabetes. Among these factors, viral triggers have been implicated; particularly enteroviruses, which have been associated to the induction of the disease. Supporting the hypothesis, numerous lines of evidence coming from mouse models and patients with this type of diabetes have shown the association. The present review aims to provide some understanding of how type 1 diabetes occurs and the possible role of enterovirus in this pathology.

Islet transplantation in rodents. Do encapsulated islets really work? / Transplante de ilhotas de Langerhans em modelos experimentais em roedores. Ilhotas encapsuladas realmente funcionam?

CONTEXT: Diabetes mellitus type I affects around 240 million people in the world and only in the USA 7.8 percent of the population. It has been estimated that the costs of its complications account for 5 percent to 10 percent of the total healthcare spending around the world. According to World Health Organization, 300 million people are expected to develop diabetes mellitus by the year 2025. The pancreatic islet transplantation is expected to be less invasive than a pancreas transplant, which is currently the most commonly used approach. OBJECTIVES: To compare the encapsulated and free islet transplantation in rodents looking at sites of islet implantation, number of injected islets, viability and immunosuppression. METHODS: A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE/PUBMED and SCIELO with terms about islet transplantation in the rodent from 2000 to 2010. We found 2,636 articles but only 56 articles from 2000 to 2010 were selected. RESULTS: In these 56 articles used, 34 percent were encapsulated and 66 percent were nonencapsulated islets. Analyzing both types of islets transplantation, the majority of the encapsulated islets were implanted into the peritoneal cavity and the nonencapsulated islets into the liver, through the portal vein. In addition, the great advantage of the peritoneal cavity as the site of islet transplantation is its blood supply. Both vascular endothelial cells and vascular endothelial growth factor were used to stimulate angiogenesis of the islet grafts, increasing the vascularization rapidly after implantation. It also has been proven that there is influence of the capsules, since the larger the capsule more chances there are of central necrosis. In some articles, the use of immunosuppression demonstrated to increase the life expectancy of the graft. CONCLUSION: While significant progress has been made in the islets transplantation field, many obstacles remain to be overcome. Microencapsulation provides a means to transplant islets without immunosuppressive agents and may enable the performance of xenotransplantation. The use of alternative donor sources, fewer islets per capsule and the appropriate deployment location, such as the peritoneal cavity, may give a future perspective to the application of immunoprotective capsules and viability in clinical practice. A variety of strategies, such as genetic engineering, co-encapsulation, improvement in oxygen supply or the establishment of hypoxia resistance will also improve the islet transplantation performance. It remains to be determined which combination of strategies with encapsulation can fulfill the promise of establishing a simple and safe transplantation as a cure for diabetes.

CONTEXTO: Diabetes mellitus tipo I afeta cerca de 240 milhões de pessoas no mundo e 7,8 por cento só nos EUA. Foi estimado que o custo de suas complicações fosse de 5 por cento-10 por cento dos custos mundiais em saúde. De acordo com a OMS (Organização Mundial de Saúde), espera-se que cerca de 300 milhões de pessoas desenvolvam o diabetes mellitus até o ano de 2025. É esperado que o transplante de ilhotas pancreáticas seja menos invasivo que o transplante pancreático, opção atual de maior uso. OBJETIVOS: Comparar as ilhotas encapsuladas e as ilhotas livres em roedores nos seguintes aspectos: local de implantação das ilhotas, número de ilhotas, viabilidade e imunossupressão. MÉTODOS: A pesquisa bibliográfica foi conduzida com o uso de citações do MEDLINE/PUBMED e SCIELO que apresentassem termos sobre transplante de ilhotas em roedores no período de 2000 a 2010. Foram achados 2.636 artigos, mas somente 56 desse período foram selecionados. RESULTADOS: Nos 56 artigos utilizados, 34 por cento eram encapsulados e 66 por cento eram não-encapsulados. Analisando ambos os tipos de transplante de ilhotas, a maioria delas encapsuladas, foi implantada na cavidade peritonial e as não-encapsuladas, através da veia porta, no fígado. A grande vantagem da cavidade peritonial como local de transplante era a oferta sanguínea. As células endoteliais e o fator de crescimento endotelial foram usados para estimular a angiogênese nas ilhotas, aumentando a vascularização rapidamente após a implantação. Foi também provada a influência das cápsulas, dado que quanto maior a cápsula maior era a chance de necrose central. Em alguns artigos, o uso de imunossupressão demonstrou aumento da expectativa de vida do enxerto. CONCLUSÃO: Enquanto algum progresso significativo não tenha sido obtido no campo de transplante de ilhotas, restam ainda muitos obstáculos a serem vencidos. A microencapsulação viabiliza o transplante de ilhotas sem o uso de imunossupressores, o que pode permitir o xenotransplante. O uso de fontes doadoras alternativas, menor quantidade de ilhotas por cápsula e local de implantação adequado, como a cavidade peritonial, podem dar melhor perspectiva na aplicação de cápsulas imunoprotegidas, aumentando viabilidade na prática clínica. Uma série de estratégias, como engenharia genética, coencapsulamento, melhora da oferta de oxigênio ou o estabelecimento de resistência à hipóxia também podem aprimorar os resultados do transplante de ilhotas. Deve-se determinar ainda qual a combinação de estratégias com relação ao uso de ilhotas encapsuladas que possam cumprir com as promessas de um transplante simples e seguro para a cura do diabetes.

Longitudinal left myocardial function in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults quantitatively assessed by strain rate imaging / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To discuss the clinical value of strain rate imaging in quantitatively evaluating segmental myocardial function of left ventricle in latent autoimmune diabetes in adult(LADA).Methods Thirty LADA without complication(LADA group),30 LADA patients with hypertension and normal geometric left ventricle(LADA+NLVH group)and 30 healthy people(control group)were enrolled.All patients had normal ejection fraction,normal fractional shortening and no cardiac symptoms.The strain rate in systolic,early and later diastolic periods were obtained from 3 consecutive heartbeats in 16 segments respectively.The parameters were quantitatively analyzed between the three groups.Results Compared with the control group,all of the measured parameter of LADA and LADA+NLVH were significantly lower(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Although the mean strain rate in early and later diastolic periods decreased significantly in LADA+NLVH group than in LADA group(P＜0.05),there was no significant difference in the mean systolic strain rate between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusions Strain rate imaging provides a sensitive and accurate tool to assess the left ventricular myocardial performance in patients with LADA.