NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids with diabetes may have a higher-than-average rate of asthma, and those with both conditions seem to have a tougher time keeping their blood sugar under control, a study out Monday suggests.
Children who have diabetes may be more likely to also have asthma. What's more, kids with both conditions are more likely to have poor control over their diabetes.
Kids with diabetes who also have asthma find it more difficult to keep their blood glucose (sugar) under control than children with diabetes who do not have asthma, researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California reported in the journal Pediatrics.
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children hit with the double whammy of type 1 diabetes and asthma have an especially tough time keeping their blood sugar under control, a new study finds.