Research and Publications

Research Projects :

  1. Evaluating the impact of introducing Basaglar, a long-acting analog insulin, on clinical and quality of life outcomes in youth with diabetes in Bangladesh.
  2. Human versus Analogue Insulin for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial (HumAn-1 trial).
  3. Diabetes-Related Quality of Life Among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in Tanzania and Bangladesh.
  4. Association between age group and glycemic control during Ramadan fasting among youth living with type 1 diabetes using insulin glargine.
  5. Incidence of type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults Bangladesh.
  6. Prevalence of childhood diabetes in school going children in Bangladesh.
  7. Glucose excursions during Ramadan fasting in Type 1 diabetic patients: insights from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) from Bangladesh.
  8. Glycemic variability in type 1 diabetics treated with human insulin vs analog.
  9. A Comparative Study of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in young people with Type 1 Diabetes: Ramadan vs. Non-Ramadan Periods – Insights from Bangladesh.
  10. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in young people with Type 2 Diabetes.
  11. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in newly diagnosed young people with Type 1 Diabetes.
  12. Comprehensive Psychological Support Program.
  13. Diabetes Mellitus among children in Bangladesh and related services.
 

Publications:

  1. Zabeen, K. Huda, F. Naz, S. Tayyeb, J. Nahar, K. Azad. Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes among School Children aged 10-16 years old in North and South Dhaka. Journal of Diabetes Studies, 9(1), 2024, pp. 14-19. ISSN: 2455-5983. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2455-5983.0901003.
  2. Naz, S. Tayyeb, B. Zabeen, A.Y. Choudhury. Growth Status and Glycemic Control of Diabetic Children in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka City. February 2024. DOI: 10.3329/mumcj.v6i2.71392. License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
  3. Tayyeb, B. Zabeen, F. Naz, K. Azad. Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Children and Adolescents Attending a Tertiary Specialized Hospital in Bangladesh. February 2024. DOI: 10.3329/mumcj.v6i2.71269. License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
  4. Nahar, J., Zabeen, B., Ahmed, B., Ahmed, T., Islam, N., & Azad, K. (2023). Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in Bangladesh – A Cross-Sectional Study. Bangladesh Journal of Child Health, 46(1), 9–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v46i1.69978.
  5. Zabeen, B., Ahmed, B., Nahar, J., Tayyeb, S., Islam, N., Mohsin, F., & Azad, K. Higher HbA1c Observed in Young People with Diabetes Who Fasted During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown of Ramadan 2020 in Bangladesh – A Post-Ramadan Survey. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2022 Apr; 186:109812. DOI:
  6. 1016/j.diabres.2022.109812. PMID: 35301071; PMCID: PMC8920591.
  7. Ward, Z.J., Yeh, J.M., Reddy, C.L., Zabeen, B., Atun, R., et al. Estimating the Total Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Aged 0-19 Years from 1990 to 2050: A Global Simulation-Based Analysis. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2022 Dec; 10(12):848-858. DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00276-5. PMID: 36372070.
  8. Reschke, F., Lanzinger, S., Herczeg, V., Prahalad, P., Schiaffini, R., Mul, D., Clapin, H., Zabeen, B., Pelicand, J., Phillip, M., Limbert, C., Danne, T.; SWEET Study Group. The COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Seasonality, With Increasing Cases of New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes in Children, From the Worldwide SWEET Registry. Diabetes Care, 2022 Nov 1; 45(11):2594-2601. DOI: 10.2337/dc22-0278. PMID: 36166593.
  9. Curran, K., Whitestone, N., Zabeen, B., Ahmed, M., Husain, L., Alauddin, M., Hossain, M.A., Patnaik, J.L., Lanoutee, G., Cherwek, D.H., Congdon, N., Peto, T., Jaccard, N. CHILDSTAR: Children Living With Diabetes See and Thrive with AI Review. Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2023 Oct 9; 16:11795514231203867. DOI: 10.1177/11795514231203867. PMID: 37822362; PMCID: PMC10563496.
  10. Sajj, A., Zabeen, B., Khaled, M., Choudhury, N., & Sharmin, T. (2023). Association of vitamin D deficiency with diabetic retinopathy in young people with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Open Journal of Ophthalmology, 13, 48-63. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojoph.2023.131006
  11. Nahar, J., Zabeen, B., Islam, N., & Azad, K. (2022). Growth hormone therapy in a girl with Turner syndrome: An experience from Bangladesh. Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology Association of Nepal, 6(1), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.3126/jdean.v6i1.50353
  12. Bjornstad, P., Dart, A., Donaghue, K.C., Dost, A., Feldman, E.L., Tan, G.S., Wadwa, R.P., Zabeen, B., & Marcovecchio, M.L. (2022). ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Microvascular and macrovascular complications in children and adolescents with diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes, 23(8), 1432-1450.https://doi.org/10.1111/pedi.13444
  13. Zabeen, B., Ahmed, B., Islam, N., Tayyeb, S., Nahar, J., & Azad, K. (2022). Comparison of efficacy of detemir and degludec insulin in the management of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Diabetology, 13(1), 62-66. https://doi.org/10.4103/jod.jod_83_21
  14. Zabeen, B., Nahar, J., Ahmed, B., Islam, N., Azad, K., & Donaghue, K. (2021). High HbA1c is not a reason not to fast during Ramadan in children, adolescents, and young adults with type 1 diabetes: An observational study in Bangladesh. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 173, 108673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108673
  15. Zabeen, B., Maniam, J., Balsa, A.M.M., Tayyeb, S., Huda, K., Azad, K., & Ogle, G.D. (2021). Incidence of diabetes in children and adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 34(4), 509-515. https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2020-0671
  16. Baki, A., Zabeen, B., Islam, N., Nahar, J., & Azad, K. (2022). Dyslipidaemia among Bangladeshi children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: An observational study. Bangladesh Journal of Child Health, 45(2), 79-82. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v45i2.60078
  17. Atapattu, N., Mohsin, F., Zabeen, B., & Seneviratne, S.N. (2021). Pediatric diabetes care in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh: Reaching the community. Pediatric Diabetes, 22(1), 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/pedi.13102
  18. Zabeen, B., Khaled, M.Z., Husain, L., & others. (2021). Risk factors associated with retinopathy in young people with type 1 diabetes in Bangladesh. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 4, e00197. https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.197
  19. Zabeen, B.; Bhowmik, B.; Huda, K.; Naz, F.; Tayyeb, S.; Azad, K. (2021). Use of telemedicine for the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Diabetology, 12(1), 18-21.
  20. Zabeen, B.; Ahmed, B.; Nahar, J. (2021). Young people with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy could fast safely during COVID-19 pandemic Ramadan: A telemonitoring experience in Bangladesh. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 12(6), 1060-1063. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13449
  21. Bhowmik, B.; Ahmed, T.; Afsana, F.; Qureshi, N. K.; Siddiquee, T.; Pathan, F.; Amin, F.; Vale Moreira, N. C.; Samad, M. A.; Ashrafuzzaman, S. M.; Ahmed, T.; Latif, Z. A.; Bhuiyan, A. M.; Alim, A.; Munir, S. B.; Karmokar, R. K.; Choudhury, K. A.; Zabeen, B.; Islam, K.; Rahman, M. M.; Rahman, M.; Milon, S. U.; Ozaki, R.; Alam, M. A.; Huda, T.; Rahman, M. H.; Hossain, A. E.; Mahtab, H.; Hussain, A.; Khan, A. K. A. (2020). Guide on diabetes and COVID-19 for healthcare professionals in Bangladesh. Journal of Diabetology, 11(3), 137-143.
  22. Jesmin, E.; Zabeen, B.; Kamrul-Hasan, A. B. (2021). Effect of type 1 diabetes mellitus on height, weight, and body mass index in children and adolescents attending a specialized diabetes care center of Bangladesh. Mymensingh Medical Journal, 30(3), 710-717. PMID: 34226460.
  23. Zabeen, B.; Jebun Nahar, N.; Islam, K.; Azad, K.; Donaghue, K. (2020). Effects of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion on glycaemic control and acute complications in young people with type 1 diabetes in Bangladesh. Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, 26, 174-179. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511241
  24. Bulbul, J. N.; Ahmed, S.; Tayyeb, S.; Nasreen, I.; Zabeen, B. (2019). Effect of structured diabetes education programme on glycaemic control in children and adolescents with diabetes. MH Samorita Medical College Journal, 2(1), 3-6.
  25. Zabeen, B.; Govender, D.; Hassan, Z.; Noble, J.; Lane, J. A.; Mack, S.; Atkinson, M.; Azad, K.; Wasserfall, C.; Ogle, G. (2019). Clinical features, biochemistry, and HLA-DRB1 status in children and adolescents with diabetes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 158, 1-8.
  26. Islam, N.; Kabir, S.; Mohsin, F.; Mahbuba, S.; Zabeen, B.; Baki, A.; Jebun Nahar, N. (2021). Neuro-developmental status of children with congenital hypothyroidism: Experience in a tertiary hospital of Bangladesh. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 11(1), 63-66.
  27. Mohammed Awlad, Hossain, Mohammed Alauddin, Dr. Lutful Husain, Clare Szalay Timbo, Dr. Munir Ahmed, Dr. Bedowra Zabeen, Comprehensive, integrated diabetes care for children in Bangladesh Integrated Care for Diabetes and Eye Health-A Global Compendium of Good Practice. 2019;(26): 27.
  28. Kim C Donaghue, Loredana Marcovecchio, R Paul Wadwa, Emily Y Chew, Tien Wong, Eduardo Calliari, Bedowra Zabeen, M. Mona Salem, Maria E Craig. Microvascular and macrovascular complications in children and adolescents. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018 Pediatr Diabetes 2018; 19(27): 262-274.
  29. Bedowra Zabeen, Jebun Nahar, Nasreen Islam, Kishwar Azad, Kim Donaghue. Risk Factors Associated with Microalbuminuria in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018; 22(1):85-88.
  30. Bedowra Zabeen, Ana Margarida Balsa, Nasreen Islam, Mukta Parveen, Jebun Nahar, Kishwar Azad. Lipid Profile in Relation to Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Children and Adolescents in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018;22(1):89-92.
  31. Bedowra Zabeen, Jebun Nahar, Samin Tayyeb, Nazmun Nahar, Kishwar Azad, Kim Donaghue. Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes in Bangladeshi children and adolescents—a not so rare form of secondary diabetes. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 2017; 38(2): 153-157. DOI 10.1007/s13410-017-0563-4 2017.
  32. Bedowra Zabeen, Maria E. Craig, Sohaib A. Virk, Alison Pryke, Albert K. F. Chan, Yoon Hi Cho, Paul Z. Benitez-Aguirre, Stephen Hing, Kim C. Donaghue. Insulin Pump Therapy Is Associated with Lower Rates of Retinopathy and Peripheral Nerve Abnormality. PLOS ONE. 2016; 11(4):1-10.
  33. Fauzia Mohsin, Shareen Khan, Md Abdul Baki, Bedowra Zabeen, Kishwar Azad. Neonatal management of pregnancy complicated by diabetes. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2016;66(9)
  34. Bedowra Zabeen, Jebun Nahar, Samin Tayyeb, Fauzia Mohsin, Nazmun Nahar, Kishwar Azad. Characteristics of children and adolescents at onset of type 2 diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016;20(5):638-42.
  35. Bedowra Zabeen, Samin Tayyeb, Farzana Naz, Farhana Ahmed, Maftunur Rahman, Jebun Nahar, Nazmun Nahar, Kishwar Azad. Prevalence of obesity and central obesity among adolescent girls in district schools in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2015; 19(5):649.
  36. F Mohsin, K Azad, B Zabeen, S Tayyeb, A Baki, N Nahar. Should Type 1 diabetics fast in Ramadan? 2015; 65(5):26-29.
  37. B Zabeen, S Tayyeb, B Banerjee, A Baki, J Nahar, F Mohsin, N Nahar, K Azad. Fasting during Ramadan in adolescents with diabetes. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014;18(1):44-47.
  38. Zabeen B, Khaled Z, Nahar J, Nabi N, Mohsin F, Akhter S, Azad K, Nahar N. Cataract in children and adolescents with Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes. Mymensingh Med J. 2013; 22(2):331-335.
  39. B Zabeen, Z Khaled, J Nahar, A Baki, S Akhter, F Amin, K Azad, T Begum, N Nahar. Hypertriglyceridemia associated with Eruptive xanthomas and Lipemia retinalis in newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus. Mymensingh Med J. 2013;22(3):591-595.
  40. A Baki, S Begum, A Haque, T Begum, B Zabeen, N Nahar. Idiopathic Congenital Lymphedema. Bangladesh J Child Health. 2013; 37(1):49-51.
  41. KM Prasanna Kumar, Kishwar Azad, Bedowra Zabeen, Sanjay Kalra. Type 1 diabetes in children: Fighting for a place under the sun. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012;16(7):1.
  42. K Azad, F Mohsin, A Zargar, B Zabeen, J Ahmad, S Raza, S Tayyeb, S Bajaj, O Ishtiaq, S Kalra. Fasting guidelines for diabetic children and adolescents. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012;16(4):516-518.
  43. S Akhter, SM S Islam, N Islam, A Baki, A Ahmed, J Nahar, B Zabeen, F Mohsin, N Nahar. Kawasaki Disease – a rare presentation in a Bangladeshi infant. BIRDEM Medical Journal. 2011;1(1):43-45.
  44. B Zabeen, J Nahar, N Nabi, A Baki, S Tayyeb, K Azad, N Nahar. Risk factors and outcome of Neonatal Jaundice. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2010; 4(2):70-73.
  45. Mohsin F, Tayyeb S, Baki A, Sarker S, Zabeen B, Begum T, Azad K, Nahar N. Prevalence of Obesity among Affluent School Children in Dhaka. Mymensingh Med J. 2010;19(4):549-554.
  46. S Akhter, S Begum, T Nahar, N Zabeen, B Baki, A Islam, N. Congenital Giant Hairy Bathing Nevus: A case report. BPS J. 2009;1(1):55-57.
  47. M Khan, M Alam, M Mishu, B Zabeen, C Fatema, I Ahmed, S Takinami, M Nakamura. A case report of Cleidocranial Dysplasia and review of the radiological findings with dental management: Hokkaido Journal of Dental Science. 2008;29(2):103-108.
  48. Bedowra Zabeen, Jebun Nahar, Fauzia Mohsin, Kishwar Azad, Nazmun Nahar. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a tertiary Hospital. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2008;2(1):17-20. Zabeen B, Mohsin F, Taher A, Khan M, Azad K, Nahar N. Cleidocranial Dysplasia. Mymensingh Med J. 2008;17(1):82-84.
  49. J Nahar, B Zabeen, S Akhter, K Azad, N Nahar. “Neonatal morbidity and mortality pattern in SCABU of BIRDEM.” Ibrahim Medical College Journal. 2007;1(2):1-4.
  50. Mohsin F, Zabeen B, Zinnat R, Azad K, Nahar N. “Clinical Profile of Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents under Eighteen Years of Age.” Ibrahim Medical College Journal. 2007;1(1):11-15.