Sarah Lawrence and colleagues are correct: our paper addresses hyperglycemic decompensation in adults only. This was clearly stated in the introduction in an early version of the manuscript, but the information was inadvertently omitted from the final, shortened version. However, the target age group is mentioned in the caption for Fig. 2 of our article.
Jean-Louis Chiasson Head, Research Group on Diabetes and Metabolic Regulation Université de Montréal Montréal, Que.
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