Large-scale German study discovers earlier puberty onset in both girls and boys with diabetes

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Large-scale German study discovers earlier puberty onset in both girls and boys with diabetes

Puberty in both girls and boys with type 1 diabetes has shifted forward over the last two decades, according to research presented at the 61st Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting in The Hague. Additionally longer duration of diabetes, bigger waistlines, and lower blood sugar levels were associated with even earlier puberty onset.