Diabetes: High Blood Sugar In Young Children Linked To Slower Brain Growth
Sunday, December 21, 2014 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Young children with type 1 diabetes have slower brain growth compared to children without diabetes, finds a new study in Diabetes. The authors suggest that continued exposure to hyperglycemia, or high blood sugars, may be detrimental to the developing brain. They studied brain development in children ages four to nine years old with type 1 diabetes using structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cognitive tests to determine if abnormal blood glucose levels impact brain structure and function at a young age. Children with type 1 diabetes also underwent blood sugar monitoring using continuous glucose sensors. read more