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Evaluating emergency preparedness and impact of a hurricane sandy in pediatric patients with diabetes.

Rubina HeptullaRebecca HashimDoreen Newell JohnsonJeniece Trast IlkowitzGina DiNapoliVenkat RenukuntlaJennifer Sivitz
Published in: Disaster and military medicine (2016)
Despite low SES, families were generally well to moderately prepared for hurricane. In children with diabetes, interventional studies should be designed and implemented so that glycemic control remains unaffected, following any major disaster.
Keyphrases
  • glycemic control
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • blood glucose
  • weight loss
  • young adults
  • emergency department
  • insulin resistance
  • healthcare
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle