Diabetes and other childhood disorders

Diabetes is associated with:
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Autism
  • Celiac Disease
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Down syndrome
  • Turner syndrome
  • Klinefelter syndrome
  • Wolfram syndrome
  • Friedreich ataxia
  • Prader–Willi syndrome
  • Bardet–Biedl syndrome
  • Myotonic dystrophy
sources:

Brook C, Clayton P, Brown R. Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, 5th Edition. Malden Massachusetts, Blackwell Publishing; 2005:437

Freeman SJ, Roberts W, Daneman D. Type 1 diabetes and autism: is there a link? Diabetes Care. 2005 Apr;28(4):925-6
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