This PedsCases Note provides a one-page overview of type 1 diabetes mellitus. It outlines key steps in diagnosis and management, along with acute and long term complications to screen for. It was created by Alyssa Kahane, a medical student at the University of Ottawa, with the help of Dr. Alexa Marr, a pediatric endocrinologist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. 

Click on the image below for the full-screen PDF handout.

Related Content:

• Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes - Part 1
• Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes - Part 2
• Podcast: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

References

1) Diabetes Canada | Clinical Practice Guidelines - Chapter 34: Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

2) https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ispad.org/resource/resmgr/consensus_guidelines...

3) https://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-presentation-and-diagnosi...