Alexandra Sima

TL;DR: It is indicated that shear wave speed values in patients with diabetic kidney disease and eGFRs <60 mL/min are significantly lower compared with those of patients with eGfrs >60 mL/min (either normal controls or diabetic patients with DKD stages 1 and 2), and values decrease with the decrease in eG FR.

TL;DR: Higher BMI (obesity) comprises a higher risk of developing severe steatosis and fibrosis, and individualized screening strategies should be established for NAFLD according to different BMI.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Romanian National Organization for the Protection of Children and Adolescents with Diabetes (ONROCAD) has collected information regarding new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children aged 0 to 14 years from all over the country since 1996 and computed the incidence of type 1 Diabetes in this age group.

TL;DR: Liver steatosis diagnosed by ultrasound is very frequently found in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, more than half of them having moderate/severe ste atosis and a significant liver stiffness increase was found in more than 30% of these patients.

TL;DR: Patients with emotion-focused and social support-focused coping styles tend to have significantly increased adherence to DRSCA scores, while patients with other dominant coping styles are less interested in managing their disease.