Access to Clinical Care, Education and Screening for Underserved Children and Adults With Type 1 Diabetes (ACCESS-T1D)
The purpose of this study is to identify people with T1D or celiac disease (CD) early in the course of their disease and to improve the methods of screening for these diseases.
• Able to provide informed consent (adults 18 and above) and assent if seven or above. Legally authorized representative (LAR) is able to provide consent in case of minors or in case of adults unable to consent.
• Children \> 2 years and adults at elevated risk of developing (or having misdiagnosed) clinically evident Stage 3 T1D because they have at least one of the following:
• i. have one or more first- or second-degree family members (siblings, parents, cousins, aunts/uncles, grandparents) diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or ii. have other autoimmune diseases such as but not limited to celiac disease, Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or, thyroid disease or iii. Those diagnosed with other forms of diabetes which are suspected of being T1D because of a BMI ≤28 or progression to insulin dependence within 3 years from diagnosis.
• Resides in the following Counties: Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough.