Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abrar M. Al-Mutairi, Mohammad A. Alshabeeb, Salah Abohelaika, Fadhel A. Alomar, Keshore R. Bidasee
Summary: This study investigated the impact of telemedicine on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Saudi Arabia. The results showed that 63.1% of patients maintained good glycemic control and some patients showed improvement through telemedicine. Male patients had better glycemic control compared to female patients.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Kristen Favel, Cherry Mammen, Constadina Panagiotopoulos
Summary: This study investigates the adherence to albuminuria screening and the occurrence of abnormal urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) tests in children with type 1 diabetes. The results show suboptimal adherence to albuminuria screening in the pediatric diabetes clinic, with further deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claudia Vetrani, Ilaria Calabrese, Silvia Di Rienzo, Mariasofia Pagliuca, Annamaria Rivieccio, Raffaele De Angelis, Gabriele Riccardi, Angela Albarosa Rivellese, Giovanni Annuzzi, Lutgarda Bozzetto
Summary: During the COVID-19 lockdown, individuals with T1D using HAP decreased animal protein intake and increased carbohydrate intake, primarily in whole grains and low-glycemic-index products. These changes did not impact blood glucose control but resulted in more regular meal timing and reduced physical activity.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Federico Boscari, Sara Ferretto, Ambra Uliana, Angelo Avogaro, Daniela Bruttomesso
Summary: A structured telephonic visit was found to be an effective way to improve glycemic control in diabetic patients, potentially replacing or complementing routine visits under certain circumstances.
NUTRITION & DIABETES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta Bassi, Marina Francesca Strati, Stefano Parodi, Simone Lightwood, Clara Rebora, Francesca Rizza, Giuseppe d'Annunzio, Nicola Minuto, Mohamad Maghnie
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of the use of telemedicine and telenursing in children and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes and their families. The data collected showed that 92.4% of the population was overall very satisfied with the quality of the service provided. Telemedicine and telenursing have an essential role in diabetology and are highly appreciated in the center.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Zhongrong He, Yanyun Lv, Suijin Zheng, Yudong Pu, Qingmei Lin, He Zhou, Moran Dong, Jiaqi Wang, Jingjie Fan, Yufeng Ye, Hanwei Chen, Rui Qian, Juan Jin, Yumeng Chen, Guimin Chen, Guanhao He, Shouzhen Cheng, Jianxiong Hu, Jianpeng Xiao, Wenjun Ma, Xi Su, Tao Liu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between COVID-19 lockdown measures and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The results showed a positive association between lockdown exposure and GDM risk, with the first four months of pregnancy being a sensitive exposure window.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Joyce M. Lee, Emily Carlson, Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, Carla Demeterco-Berggren, Sarah D. Corathers, Francesco Vendrame, Ruth S. Weinstock, Priya Prahalad, Guy Todd Alonso, Manmohan Kamboj, Daniel J. DeSalvo, Faisal S. Malik, Roberto Izquierdo, Osagie Ebekozien
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was rapid adoption of telemedicine in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI), with a significant increase in telemedicine visits proportion that later slightly decreased. Most clinics utilized both video and telephone visits, with Zoom being the most popular video platform.
DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Virginia Bellido, Antonio Perez
Summary: Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbid condition in COVID-19 patients, posing a risk for poor prognosis. Poor glycemic control and lack of experience in diabetes management among healthcare professionals may contribute to the severity of COVID-19 in diabetic patients. Comprehensive clinical care should include disease screening, education, monitoring, and consider various factors such as physical exercise, diet, blood glucose monitoring, and pharmacological treatment.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sahar K. Alharthi, Ebtihal Y. Alyusuf, Abdullah M. Alguwaihes, Assim Alfadda, Mohammed E. Al-Sofiani
Summary: The study showed that individuals with type 1 diabetes who attended a telemedicine visit during the lockdown period experienced significant improvement in glycemic control, while those who did not attend did not show significant changes.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yichen Wang, Hui Guo, Gongquan Wang, Jiawei Zhai, Bing Du
Summary: Type 1 diabetes is caused by immune-mediated destruction of islet beta cells, and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, may trigger or unmask T1D. The mechanisms of beta-cell damage include virus-triggered cell death, immune-mediated loss of pancreatic beta cells, and damage to beta cells due to infection of surrounding cells. Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term outcomes and determine the causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and T1D.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Martina Parise, Linda Tartaglione, Antonio Cutruzzola, Maria Ida Maiorino, Katherine Esposito, Dario Pitocco, Agostino Gnasso, Concetta Irace
Summary: The study showed that providing patients with two virtual visits during the COVID-19 lockdown period can effectively improve glycemic control among type 1 diabetes patients, especially those using traditional meters and with a baseline GMI of 7.5% or higher.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Benjamin Udoka Nwosu, Layana Al-Halbouni, Sadichchha Parajuli, Gabrielle Jasmin, Emily Zitek-Morrison, Bruce A. Barton
Summary: The study found that there was no significant change in glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes during the 2020 pandemic lockdown in the US.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Marianna Rachmiel, Yael Lebenthal, Kineret Mazor-Aronovitch, Avivit Brener, Noa Levek, Neria Levran, Efrat Chorna, Michal Dekel, Galia Barash, Zohar Landau, Orit Pinhas-Hamiel
Summary: The study showed that telehealth visits benefited pediatric and young adult patients with T1D during COVID-19, but this modality is not suitable for a significant proportion of patients.
ACTA DIABETOLOGICA
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Elina Hakonen, Tero Varimo, Anna-Kaisa Tuomaala, Paivi J. Miettinen, Mari-Anne Pulkkinen
Summary: The glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes did not worsen during the lockdown period in Finland, and those using insulin pumps even showed improvement in their control. This suggests that social distancing measures may have positively impacted insulin pump usage.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Daniel R. Tilden, Karishma A. Datye, Daniel J. Moore, Benjamin French, Sarah S. Jaser
Summary: A study conducted during the pandemic found that rapid transition to telemedicine did not significantly impact access to diabetes care for most demographic groups, but lower rates of telemedicine visits were observed for non-English-speaking and Medicaid-insured pediatric patients.
Article
Microbiology
Robert A. Edwards, Alejandro A. Vega, Holly M. Norman, Maria Ohaeri, Kyle Levi, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, Ondrej Cinek, Ramy K. Aziz, Katelyn McNair, Jeremy J. Barr, Kyle Bibby, Stan J. J. Brouns, Adrian Cazares, Patrick A. de Jonge, Christelle Desnues, Samuel L. Diaz Munoz, Peter C. Fineran, Alexander Kurilshikov, Rob Lavigne, Karla Mazankova, David T. McCarthy, Franklin L. Nobrega, Alejandro Reyes Munoz, German Tapia, Nicole Trefault, Alexander Tyakht, Pablo Vinuesa, Jeroen Wagemans, Alexandra Zhernakova, Frank M. Aarestrup, Gunduz Ahmadov, Abeer Alassaf, Josefa Anton, Abigail Asangba, Emma K. Billings, Vito Adrian Cantu, Jane M. Carlton, Daniel Cazares, Gyu-Sung Cho, Tess Condeff, Pilar Cortes, Mike Cranfield, Daniel A. Cuevas, Rodrigo De la Iglesia, Przemyslaw Decewicz, Michael P. Doane, Nathaniel J. Dominy, Lukasz Dziewit, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila, A. Murat Eren, Charles Franz, Jingyuan Fu, Cristina Garcia-Aljaro, Elodie Ghedin, Kristen M. Gulino, John M. Haggerty, Steven R. Head, Rene S. Hendriksen, Colin Hill, Heikki Hyoty, Elena N. Ilina, Mitchell T. Irwin, Thomas C. Jeffries, Juan Jofre, Randall E. Junge, Scott T. Kelley, Mohammadali Khan Mirzaei, Martin Kowalewski, Deepak Kumaresan, Steven R. Leigh, David Lipson, Eugenia S. Lisitsyna, Montserrat Llagostera, Julia M. Maritz, Linsey C. Marr, Angela McCann, Shahar Molshanski-Mor, Silvia Monteiro, Benjamin Moreira-Grez, Megan Morris, Lawrence Mugisha, Maite Muniesa, Horst Neve, Nam-phuong Nguyen, Olivia D. Nigro, Anders S. Nilsson, Taylor O'Connell, Rasha Odeh, Andrew Oliver, Mariana Piuri, Aaron J. Prussin, Udi Qimron, Zhe-Xue Quan, Petra Rainetova, Adan Ramirez-Rojas, Raul Raya, Kim Reasor, Gillian A. O. Rice, Alessandro Rossi, Ricardo Santos, John Shimashita, Elyse N. Stachler, Lars C. Stene, Ronan Strain, Rebecca Stumpf, Pedro J. Torres, Alan Twaddle, MaryAnn Ugochi Ibekwe, Nicolas Villagra, Stephen Wandro, Bryan White, Andy Whiteley, Katrine L. Whiteson, Cisca Wijmenga, Maria M. Zambrano, Henrike Zschach, Bas E. Dutilh
NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Asma Deeb, Tawfik Muammar, Hussain Alsaffar, Sara Sedaghat, Noura Al Hassani, Rasha Odeh, Haya Alkhayyat, Aisha Al Sinani, Najya Attia, Sarah Adhami, Nancy Elbarbary
Summary: Diabetes imposes a significant burden globally and in the Middle East and North Africa. Continuous glucose monitoring is becoming a standard of care in many countries, while intermittent scanning glucose monitoring (isCGM) has gained worldwide popularity.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Amirah Daher, Eman F. Badran, Manar Al-Lawama, Anas Al-Taee, Layla Makahleh, Mohammad Jabaiti, Amer Murtaji, Abla Bsou, Haneen Salah, Asma Tanash, Majid Al-Taee
Summary: This study found a high rate of NMPEs in both systems, especially in the antibiotic drug group. However, the newly developed NPHCS significantly improved workflow efficiency. Errors were more common in the manual mode than in the computerized mode, involving patient identity, birth weight, gestational age, dose, unit, interval, and diagnosis.
METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abeer Alassaf, Lobna Gharaibeh, Sarah Ibrahim, Rasha Odeh
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the etiologies and characteristics of short stature in children in Jordan. Among 551 children diagnosed with short stature, boys outnumbered girls significantly. Growth hormone deficiency was the most common etiology in the pathological group, while constitutional delay of growth and puberty was the most frequent cause in the normal variant group.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ondrej Cinek, Lenka Kramna, Rasha Odeh, Abeer Alassaf, Mary Ann Ugochi Ibekwe, Gunduz Ahmadov, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila Elmahi, Hanan Mekki, Jan Lebl, Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah
Summary: Studies on the fecal virome in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) from African and Asian countries did not show clear and consistent associations with T1D. The borderline association of human endogenous retroviruses in the T1D group suggests the need for further exploration.
PEDIATRIC DIABETES
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Ondrej Cinek, Katerina Polackova, Rasha Odeh, Abeer Alassaf, Lenka Kramna, MaryAnn Ugochi Ibekwe, Edna Siima Majaliwa, Gunduz Ahmadov, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila Elmahi, Hanan Mekki, Sami Oikarinen, Jan Lebl, Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah
Summary: Asymptomatic children frequently carry Blastocystis, with co-infection of multiple distinct subtypes not uncommon. Prevalence and quantity of the organism differ significantly among populations, and Blastocystis is linked to both faecal bacteriome diversity and composition.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Agata Chobot, Zuzanna Goslawska, Elisa Giani, Sirisha Kusuma Boddu, Malgorzata Mysliwiec, Rasha Odeh, Claudia Piona, Joanna Polanska, Meng-Che Tsai, Carine de Beaufort, Klemen Dovc
Summary: The pilot study of a multinational Diabetes Know-Me project found that medical students still have room for improvement in their basic knowledge of diabetes, and attending classes on diabetes is the strongest factor associated with improved knowledge in this area.
PEDIATRIC DIABETES
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Amirah H. Daher, Iyad Al-Ammouri, Nour Ghanem, Mahmoud Abu Zahra, Enas Al-Zayadneh, Montaha Al-Iede
Summary: This study describes the main reasons for admission to a general pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and investigates the leading causes of mortality in this patient population. Respiratory diseases were the most common cause of admission and mortality, with the majority of children who died having preexisting comorbidities and no do not resuscitate (DNR) order at the time of their death.
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amanda Rowlands, Asma Deeb, Asmahane Ladjouze, Rasha T. Hamza, Salwa A. Musa, Jamal Raza, Farida Jennane, Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, Jean-Pierre Chanoine
Summary: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is more prevalent in regions with high consanguinity rates, requiring lifelong medication. Some countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have neonatal screening programs, but access to treatment is limited in low-income countries. Collaboration between healthcare professionals, patient families, health authorities, pharmaceutical companies, and the WHO is essential for improving access to necessary medication.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Amjad Bani Hani, Nader Alaridah, Mahmoud Abu Abeeleh, Amjad Shatarat, Rama Rayyan, Amer Kamal, Laila Alhafez, Rasha Odeh, Raed Nael Al-Taher
Summary: The study investigated the COVID-19 infection rates among clinical and preclinical medical students at the University of Jordan and found that clinical students had a higher infection rate compared to preclinical students. Additional strategies are needed to ensure the safety of students.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abeer Alassaf, Lobna Gharaibeh, Rasha Odeh, Sarah Ibrahim, Kamel Ajlouni
Summary: Identifying risk factors for suboptimal glycemic control during the first year after diagnosis with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can help in early management and provide personalized care. This retrospective study analyzed the medical records of children and adolescents with T1D in Jordan to identify predictors of early glycemic control. Factors such as the involvement of children's mothers in deciding insulin doses, higher mother's educational level, and higher family monthly income were associated with better early glycemic control. HbA1c at 6 months, parental marital status, and compliance to counting carbohydrates were significant predictors of glycemic control at 12 months. These findings highlight the importance of addressing modifiable risk factors early and providing individualized care for those with nonmodifiable risk factors.
PEDIATRIC DIABETES
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Amir Babiker, Nancy Samir Elbarbary, Bothainah Alaqeel, Khalid Al Noaim, Saif Al Yaarubi, Dalia Al-Abdulrazzaq, Hessa Al-Kandari, Haya Alkhayyat, Rasha Odeh, Omer Babiker, Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, Amal Aljohani, Noof Al Abdul Salam, Fatima Al-Juailla, Emad Masuadi, Asma Deeb, Jill Weissberg-Benchell, Alice M. Gregory, Mohamed Hassanein, Ibrahim Al Alwan
Summary: This study investigated the lifestyle and quality of life (QoL) of fasting children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) during Ramadan in the Middle East and North Africa region. The findings showed that the COVID-19 lockdown had a positive impact on the QoL of these children, possibly due to lifestyle changes and improved psychosocial family dynamics.
CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Jumana Albaramki, Haitham Dmour, Mohammad Shboul, Carine Bonnard, Byrappa Venkatesh, Rasha Odeh
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2019)