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ReviewConflict and health2025

The status of care for youth with type 1 diabetes within and coming from humanitarian crises settings: a narrative review.

Steven James, Samira B Jabakhanji, Roopa Mehta, John McCaffrey, Maisoon Mairghani, Dominika Bhatia, Olive James, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Philippa Boulle, Kiran Mejia Mehta and 2 more

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12 authors.

Steven JamesSchool of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay Campus, 1 Moreton Parade, Petrie, 4502, Australia. sjames1@usc.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-9206
Samira B JabakhanjiSchool of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-9110
Roopa MehtaDepartamento de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Metabolicas, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2509-8054
John McCaffreySchool of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-153X
Maisoon MairghaniSchool of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Dominika BhatiaSchool of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-0672
Olive JamesSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9988-0240
Sylvia KehlenbrinkDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
Philippa BoulleMédecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kiran Mejia MehtaMedicine, St. Georges, University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4300-7439
David SimmonsSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia.
Edward W GreggSchool of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHumanitarian crises bring unique, and potentially growing challenges to people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We aimed to determine, in youth with T1D (mean age (± 1SD) 0-17.9 years) within and coming from humanitarian crises settings (HCS), the reported prevalence that meet international consensus targets for glycaemic, blood pressure and lipid management, and incidence of severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis.

methodsA narrative review of quantitative data was conducted, using a systematic process. MEDLINE (Ovid), Global Health, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane trials, and the reference lists of eligible records were searched (January 2014-February 2024); ten records covering ten separate studies were retrieved.

resultsGlycaemic management was consistently suboptimal in HCS. However, among individuals coming from HCS, glycaemia varied. Across both groups, data relating to blood pressure, lipids, severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis were either unavailable or limited.

conclusionFindings expose the dearth of data relating to defined youth with T1D within and coming from HCS, leaving the status of this population largely uncharacterised. With limited data indicating suboptimal T1D management, there is a pressing need for the development of a consensus guideline on, and core indicators relating to such youth within and coming from HCS, plus monitoring systems and outcome data.

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Humanitarian crisesNarrative reviewRefugeeType 1 diabetesYouth

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