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Article: Coeliac disease and type 1 diabetes in a paediatric setting.(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Article from:
- Journal of Diabetes Nursing
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Since the publication of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline Type 1 diabetes: diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children and young people (National Collaborating Centre
for Women's and Children's Health, 2004), the need to screen for diabetes-associated conditions has been promoted as a requirement on the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, and, subsequently, at regular points in the life of a child or young person. The authors present the experiences of a paediatric diabetes team based within a district general hospital setting in terms of the current methods of screening and diagnosis of coeliac disease within their area, ...