ASKscreening

We are a team of doctors and scientists at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado who have worked on understanding childhood autoimmune diseases for over 25 years. The Autoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK) Program is built on our expertise in: Identifying children who are likely to get Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) months to years before they get ill; Monitoring them and educating family members how to prevent serious complications; Trying safe, novel interventions to prevent diabetes; Helping kids with undiagnosed Celiac Disease (CD) to get the best treatment and monitoring. Our mission with ASK is to bring awareness to the community of the importance of Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease—the two most common autoimmune diseases of childhood—and to reduce health risks of delayed diagnosis of these diseases. We will do this by: Finding children in the community who are at risk for T1D or CD Providing education and monitoring for those who have early T1D or CD to slow the progression of disease and prevent complication. Assessing the benefits and cost-effectiveness of universal screening for early T1D and CD. Learn more at ASKhealth.org