Diabetes more frequent in children with chronic rheumatic disease
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 20:51
in Health & Medicine
The results of a study involving more than 9,000 patients showed that Type 1 diabetes occurs significantly more frequently in patients with Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis (JIA) than in the general population. A better understanding of this link between diabetes and JIA may lead to new preventative and therapeutic interventions in both these diseases.