<b>Reducing Requirements for Insulin Pump Referral Improves Pump Initiation for Publicly Insured Children and Youth With Type 1 Diabetes</b>

• DOI: 10.2337/figshare.26822410.v1
• Publication Date: 2024-09-06T17:03:56Z
• Authors: Brian Miyazaki; Jennifer Baldwin; James Connard; Jose Aceves; Jessica Llovido A...; Casey Berman; Jessica Ferris; Debra Miller; Ori Odugbesan; Rebecca Ortiz La ...; Lily C. Chao

<p dir="ltr">Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a large, urban tertiary care pediatric hospital that receives referrals from southern California. CHLA provides care to ~1,800 children and youth with type 1 diabetes. The patient population is diverse in terms of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (58% publicly insured; 26% identify as White, 3% as Asian, 5% as Black, and 30% as Hispanic). English and Spanish are the most common spoken languages at home (85 and 12%, respectively).</p>