Canadian Diabetes
Published quarterly, Canadian Diabetes provides practical, current information to family physicians on diagnosis and treatment issues associated with diabetes.
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Although the general principles of treatment are the same for pediatric and adult care—i.e. rehydration, insulin and electrolyte replacement—the underlying causes, degree of other illnesses and the dosages of insulin, fluids and replacement electrolytes may well be different.
Danièle Pacaud MD FRCPC, Sara Meltzer MD FRCPC
Prévention passe guérison
Dans ce numéro de Le diabète au Canada, vous trouverez un compte rendu sur le traitement de l’acidocétose diabétique (ACD) chez les enfants et les adolescents (1).
Danièle Pacaud MD FRCPC, Sara Meltzer MD FRCPC
Practical Management of Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains a common presentation of type 1 diabetes in children. Unlike adults, up to one-third of children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes will also present with DKA.
Sarah E. Lawrence MD FRCPC
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