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Alradadi R, Alharbi DM, Alrehely MS, Alraddadi SF, Almouteri M, AlSuhaimi MM, Alaofi MA, Tashkandi NF, Aljohani FA. Patterns and Characteristics of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children With Type I Diabetes in Saudi Arabia. Cureus 2024; 16:e55857. [PMID: 38590482 PMCID: PMC11001433 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children, a significant public health concern, often leads to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The prevalence of T1DM is increasing globally, with Saudi Arabia recording high rates of DKA at T1DM onset. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and risk factors of pediatric T1DM patients presenting with DKA in the emergency room in Saudi Arabia and quantify intensive care unit (ICU) admission incidences reflecting DKA severity. METHODS This retrospective chart review, conducted at Medina Maternity and Children's Hospital, Saudi Arabia, analyzed data from 2017 to 2022. The study included children and adolescents under 18 presenting with DKA, using non-probability consecutive sampling. Patient medical records provided demographic, medical, and laboratory data, and the analysis employed SPSS for statistical assessment. RESULTS The study enrolled 70 participants, predominantly female (n = 42, 60%) and Saudi nationals (n = 63, 90%). The average age at diabetes mellitus (DM) onset was 6.9 years, with a mean hospital stay of 3.31 days. About 18.57% (n = 13) were newly diagnosed with DM, and 81.43% (n = 57) were known cases of DM. Most participants (n = 59, 86.8%) had no comorbidities, while 7.4% (n = 5) had celiac disease. The recovery rate was high (n = 67, 95.7%), with 80% (n = 56) experiencing no complications. Notably, 44.3% (n = 31) were admitted to a ward, and 12.9% (n = 9) required ICU admission. Weight was found to be a significant predictor of ICU admission (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.5; p = 0.011). CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of personalized insulin therapy and weight management in pediatric T1DM patients presenting with DKA. It suggests that early and effective management in emergency settings can significantly improve patient outcomes. The study also calls for further research into long-term management strategies and the impact of targeted educational programs.
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- Medical Research, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU
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Holder M, Kapellen T, Ziegler R, Bürger-Büsing J, Danne T, Dost A, Holl RW, Holterhus PM, Karges B, Kordonouri O, Lange K, Müller S, Raile K, Schweizer R, von Sengbusch S, Stachow R, Wagner V, Wiegand S, Neu A. Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-Up of Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2022; 130:S49-S79. [PMID: 35913059 DOI: 10.1055/a-1624-3388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Martin Holder
- Klinikum Stuttgart, Olgahospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Practice for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Focus on Diabetology, Münster, Germany
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- Association of Diabetic Children and Adolescents, Diabetes Center, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Children's and Youth Hospital Auf der Bult, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, University of Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel Campus, Germany
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- Endocrinology and Diabetology Section, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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- Children's and Youth Hospital Auf der Bult, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Virchow Hospital, University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Sylt Specialist Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Westerland, Germany
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- Joint Practice for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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Diagnostik, Therapie und Verlaufskontrolle des Diabetes mellitus im Kindes- und Jugendalter. DIABETOLOGE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11428-021-00769-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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El–Jamal S, Elfane H, Barakat I, Sahel K, Mziwira M, Fassouane A, Belahsen R. Association of socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics with the management and glycemic control in type 1 diabetic children from the province of El Jadida (Morocco). AIMS MEDICAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.3934/medsci.2021010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Marsters BL, Boucher SE, Galland BC, Wiltshire EJ, de Bock MI, Tomlinson PA, Rayns J, MacKenzie KE, Chan H, Wheeler BJ. Cutaneous adverse events in a randomized controlled trial of flash glucose monitoring among youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Diabetes 2020; 21:1516-1524. [PMID: 32935921 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The literature regarding flash glucose monitoring (FGM)-associated cutaneous adverse events (AE) is limited. OBJECTIVES This study among youth participating in a 6 month randomized controlled trial aimed to compare cutaneous AE between FGM and self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) use and evaluate premature FGM sensor loss. METHODS Patients aged 13 to 20 years with type 1 diabetes were randomized to intervention (FGM and usual care) or control (SMBG and usual care). Participants self-reported cutaneous AEs electronically every 14 days. Reports were analyzed to determine frequency, type, and severity of cutaneous AEs, and evaluate premature sensor loss. RESULTS Sixty-four participants were recruited; 33 randomized to FGM and 31 to control. In total, 80 cutaneous AEs were reported (40 in each group); however, the proportion of participants experiencing cutaneous AEs was greater in the FGM group compared to control (58% and 23% respectively, P = .004). FGM participants most frequently reported erythema (50% of AEs), while controls most commonly reported skin hardening (60% of AEs). For FGM users, 80.0% of cutaneous AEs were mild, 17.5% moderate, and 2.5% severe. Among controls, 82.5% of cutaneous AEs were mild and 17.5% moderate. One participant ceased using FGM due to recurring cutaneous AEs. Additionally, over 6 months, 82% of FGM participants experienced at least one premature sensor loss, largely unrelated to a cutaneous AE. CONCLUSIONS Cutaneous FGM-associated AEs are common, and mostly rated as mild. However, the majority of users continued FGM despite cutaneous AEs. Awareness of cutaneous complications and mitigation measures may reduce cutaneous AEs and improve the overall experience of FGM.
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- Brooke L Marsters
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,Paediatric Department, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Paediatric Department, Southern District Health Board, Invercargill, New Zealand
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- Endocrinology Department, Southern District Health Board, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Paediatric Department, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Endocrinology and General Medicine, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Mochizuki M, Ito Y, Yokomichi H, Kikuchi T, Soneda S, Musha I, Anzou M, Kobayashi K, Matsuo K, Sugihara S, Sasaki N, Matsuura N, Amemiya S. Increasing secular trends in height and obesity in children with type 1 diabetes: JSGIT cohort. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242259. [PMID: 33227006 PMCID: PMC7682904 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, anthropometric indices in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have begun to change. OBJECTIVE To examine secular trends in patients' anthropometric indices. SUBJECTS Japanese children with T1DM from the 1995, 2000, 2008 and 2013 cohorts of The Japanese Study Group of Insulin Therapy for Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes. METHODS We analysed serum haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, the incidence of severe hypoglycaemic events, the types and doses of insulin, height standard deviation scores (SDS), body mass index (BMI) percentiles compared with healthy Japanese children and obesity prevalence over time. We also stratified the patients according to glycaemic control levels of <58 mmol/mol (optimal), 58-75 mmol/mol (suboptimal) and ≥75 mmol/mol (high-risk). RESULTS Data for 513-978 patients from each of the cohorts were analysed. The incidence of severe hypoglycaemic events decreased over time (from 21 to 4.8/100 patient-years), while the proportion of insulin analogue doses increased (14.6% to 98.6%). In addition, patient height SDS (-0.22 to +0.17), BMI percentile (52.1 to 58.7) and obesity prevalence (2.1% to 5.1%) increased. Height SDS increased in all of the glycaemic control subgroups, while BMI percentile and obesity prevalence increased in the suboptimal and high-risk groups. CONCLUSIONS Since 1995, the average height of children with T1DM has increased in parallel with increasing insulin doses. Clinicians should be aware of increased BMI in these patients and the associated risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future.
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- Mie Mochizuki
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing, Kitami, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bibai City Hospital, Bibai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Japan
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Ferrat LA, Vehik K, Sharp SA, Lernmark Å, Rewers MJ, She JX, Ziegler AG, Toppari J, Akolkar B, Krischer JP, Weedon MN, Oram RA, Hagopian WA. A combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children. Nat Med 2020; 26:1247-1255. [PMID: 32770166 PMCID: PMC7556983 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0930-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D)-an autoimmune disease that destroys the pancreatic islets, resulting in insulin deficiency-often begins early in life when islet autoantibody appearance signals high risk1. However, clinical diabetes can follow in weeks or only after decades, and is very difficult to predict. Ketoacidosis at onset remains common2,3 and is most severe in the very young4,5, in whom it can be life threatening and difficult to treat6-9. Autoantibody surveillance programs effectively prevent most ketoacidosis10-12 but require frequent evaluations whose expense limits public health adoption13. Prevention therapies applied before onset, when greater islet mass remains, have rarely been feasible14 because individuals at greatest risk of impending T1D are difficult to identify. To remedy this, we sought accurate, cost-effective estimation of future T1D risk by developing a combined risk score incorporating both fixed and variable factors (genetic, clinical and immunological) in 7,798 high-risk children followed closely from birth for 9.3 years. Compared with autoantibodies alone, the combined model dramatically improves T1D prediction at ≥2 years of age over horizons up to 8 years of age (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve ≥ 0.9), doubles the estimated efficiency of population-based newborn screening to prevent ketoacidosis, and enables individualized risk estimates for better prevention trial selection.
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- Lauric A Ferrat
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
- Forschergruppe Diabetes, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V., Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Research Centre for Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Academic Renal Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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Kupper F, Peters LWH, Stuijfzand SM, den Besten HAA, van Kesteren NMC. Usefulness of Image Theater Workshops for Exploring Dilemmas in Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2018; 5:2333393618755007. [PMID: 29568791 PMCID: PMC5858610 DOI: 10.1177/2333393618755007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Diabetes treatment involves a demanding self-management regime that is particularly challenging to adolescents. There is a need for qualitative research into the specific contexts in which adolescents attempt to balance self-management demands with the needs and desires of adolescent life. This study investigates the usefulness of image theater, a participatory form of theater using the body as an expressive tool, to articulate these dilemmas in daily life contexts. We performed a qualitative analysis of two image theater workshops with 12- to 18-year-old adolescents living with diabetes. Our results show three areas of application: (a) unraveling the contextual complexity of lived experience, (b) the articulation of implicit understandings and underlying motives, and (c) the playful exploration of new behavior. We conclude that image theater is a promising method, especially with respect to the opportunities of a more contextual and action-oriented understanding of the trade-offs made in self-management provide for diabetes education and counseling.
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- Frank Kupper
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Regional Public Health Services South-Limburg, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Shalitin S, Fisher S, Yackbovitch-Gavan M, de Vries L, Lazar L, Lebenthal Y, Phillip M. Ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes is a predictor of long-term glycemic control. Pediatr Diabetes 2018; 19:320-328. [PMID: 28568379 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated the impact of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diabetes onset on long-term glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine any differences in long-term glycemic control between children/adolescents with T1D presenting with DKA at diabetes onset and those without. METHODS This retrospective study comprised 335 patients diagnosed with T1D from September 2007 to December 2012, among which 132 (39.4%) presented with DKA. Variables compared between patients with DKA at onset and those without: yearly hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, daily insulin dose, yearly rates of severe hypoglycemia and DKA, percent of patients achieving target HbA1c levels. RESULTS After the first year of diabetes, the mean daily insulin dose and HbA1c level were significantly higher in the group with DKA at onset (0.74 ± 0.26 vs 0.69 ± 0.27 units/kg/d, P = .049, and 7.85 ± 1.13% vs 7.49 ± 0.94%, P = .01, respectively), despite similarity of therapy (multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion), with a similar but not statistically significant trend subsequently. Mean HbA1c since onset was significantly higher in the DKA group (8.08 ± 0.95% vs 7.86 ± 0.95%, P = .025). A significantly higher percentage of patients in the group without DKA at onset achieved a mean level of HbA1c since onset within glycemic targets (32% vs 20.5%, P = .02). In the DKA group, the frequency of subsequent DKA episodes per diabetes years was significantly higher (P = .042). CONCLUSIONS DKA at diagnosis was associated with less favorable long-term glycemic control as assessed by HbA1c and the rate of DKA episodes. T1D patients presenting with DKA may therefore need stricter treatment and tight follow-up.
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- Shlomit Shalitin
- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Eray Ş, Uçar HN, Çetinkaya F, Eren E, Vural P. The Relationship Between Perceived Family Climate and Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Adolescent Patients. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2017; 9:253-259. [PMID: 28218068 PMCID: PMC5596807 DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.3825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disease which ranks third in children under age 16 years. Expressed emotion (EE) is a term that indicates a specific family climate including lack of emotional support (LES), irritability, and emotional over-involvement. It is known that the family environment is highly important for glycemic control in diabetic adolescents. In this study, the relationship between perceived EE and glycemic control in adolescents diagnosed with T1DM not accompanied by psychopathology were investigated. METHODS The study included 49 adolescents with T1DM and 50 adolescents as a control group. Adolescents with psychopathology and intellectual disability were excluded from the study. Perceived EE was measured by the Shortened Level of Expressed Emotion Scale (SLEES) and blood sugar regulation was assessed by HbA1c levels. RESULTS The adolescents with T1DM showed a significant difference in perceived EE (p=0.020) and LES (p=0.014) when compared with the control group. When diabetic adolescents were compared among themselves, the diabetic adolescents with poor glycemic control perceived greater EE (p=0.033) and less emotional support (p=0.049). In regression analyses, the predictive power of mother's educational level, the employment status of mothers and the subscale "LES" of SLEES combined to explain HbA1c level was determined to be 37.8%. CONCLUSION The strong relationship between perceived EE and glycemic control showed us that perceived EE can hinder treatment compliance without causing psychopathology. For this reason, it is recommended that not only patients with psychopathology, but all diabetic adolescents receive psychosocial support and family interventions.
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- Şafak Eray
- Van Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Van, Turkey
,* Address for Correspondence: Van Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Van, Turkey E-mail:
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- Van Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Van, Turkey
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- Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Child Health and Diseases, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bursa, Turkey
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Alonso GT, Pyle L, Frohnert B. Change in hemoglobin A1c one year following the 2014 American Diabetes Association guideline update. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2017; 129:169-172. [PMID: 28528078 PMCID: PMC5608651 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS In June 2014, the American Diabetes Association lowered recommended hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) targets from <8.5% (69mmol/mol) for children <6years of age and from <8.0% (64mmol/mol) for children 6-12years of age to <7.5% (58mmol/mol). Lower target HbA1c may lead to better glycemic control but could increase the risk of severe hypoglycemia. METHODS Patients with type 1 diabetes >1year duration, age 0-12years and seen in our center between January 1 and June 30, 2014 or between January 1 and June 30, 2015 were included. 1013 unique patients had 2684 encounters. We analyzed first quarterly HbA1c (January-March, April-June) and self-reported severe hypoglycemia at all clinic encounters. RESULTS HbA1c across the age span and within the 0-<6, 6-12, and 0-12year old groups did not differ in the insurance adjusted mixed-effects model. Least squares means for all patients' HbA1c in 2014 was 8.59±0.04 (70±0.5mmol/mol); for 2015, 8.60±0.04 (70±0.5mmol/mol) (p=0.90). Severe hypoglycemia data fields were more complete in 2015 (43% vs 50%). Logistic regression adjusting for follow up showed no difference in severe hypoglycemia for all ages (p=0.80). CONCLUSIONS HbA1c did not change 1year after the updated guidelines despite adoption of the new targets. Assessing changes in severe hypoglycemia may require larger, prospective datasets or longer observation.
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- G Todd Alonso
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States; The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Aurora, CO, United States.
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States; The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Aurora, CO, United States
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Fährmann ER, Adkins L, Loader CJ, Han H, Rice KM, Denvir J, Driscoll HK. Severe hypoglycemia and coronary artery calcification during the diabetes control and complications trial/epidemiology of diabetes interventions and complications (DCCT/EDIC) study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2015; 107:280-9. [PMID: 25467622 PMCID: PMC6843991 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM Recently, major attention has been paid to the role of hypoglycemia as a cardiovascular risk factor. While EURODIAB-investigators concluded that severe hypoglycemia is not a cardiovascular risk factor in type 1 diabetes, other investigators found the opposite. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the role of severe hypoglycemia in atherosclerosis during the DCCT- and EDIC-years with special attention to overall glycemic levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The effect of severe hypoglycemic rates on coronary artery calcification (CAC) was evaluated for the entire cohort (n = 1205) and glycemic stratified cohorts (HbA1C < 7.5% [58 mmol/mol], HbA1C ≥ 7.5%). RESULTS The association between CAC and mean DCCT-hypoglycemia rate was stronger than the association between CAC and mean EDIC-hypoglycemia rate. Although the DCCT-severe hypoglycemia rate without HbA1C-stratification was not significantly associated with a CAC-score ≥ 100 Agatston units (p = 0.093), the interaction between above glycemic ranges and DCCT-hypoglycemic rate was significant (p < 0.05). A sub-analysis of patients belonging to the lower glycemic range (HbA1C < 7.5%), adjusted for baseline age, gender, baseline diabetes duration, baseline neuropathy, baseline albumin excretion rate, systolic blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, smoking status, body mass index and DCCT-A1C, indicated significant (p = 0.02) associations between DCCT-severe hypoglycemia rate and CAC-score ≥ 100. One unit increase in the natural logarithm transformed DCCT-severe hypoglycemia rate increased the risk of having a CAC ≥ 100 by 30%. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a cumulative effect of hypoglycemic events on cardiovascular risk. They provide a possible link between above mentioned contradictory reports. Our findings support the relevance of personalizing glycemic goals in diabetes management beyond HbA1C.
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- Elke R Fährmann
- Department of Internal Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
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- College of Science, Division of Mathematics and Applied Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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- College of Science, Division of Mathematics and Applied Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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- College of Information Technology and Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (Biostatistics), Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV; VA Medical Center, Huntington, WV
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Markowitz JT, Garvey KC, Laffel LMB. Developmental changes in the roles of patients and families in type 1 diabetes management. Curr Diabetes Rev 2015; 11:231-8. [PMID: 25901503 PMCID: PMC4826732 DOI: 10.2174/1573399811666150421114146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Developmentally-tailored diabetes self-care education and support are integral parts of contemporary multidisciplinary T1D care. The patient with T1D must have the support of the family and the diabetes team to maintain the rigors of diabetes management, but the specific roles of patients and families with regard to daily diabetes tasks change considerably throughout the developmental span of early childhood, middle childhood/school-age years, and adolescence. This review provides a framework of key normative developmental issues for each of these developmental stages. Within this context, ideal family diabetes management is reviewed within each developmental stage and anticipated challenges that can arise during these stages and that can adversely impact diabetes management are presented. This paper also summarizes empirical evidence for specific intervention and care strategies to support optimal diabetes management across these stages in order to maximize opportunities for a successful transfer of diabetes management tasks from parents to maturing youth. Finally, the review provides an emphasis on approaches to promote family teamwork and adolescent diabetes self-care adherence as well as opportunities to use novel technology platforms as a means to support optimal diabetes management.
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- Jessica T Markowitz
- Pediatric, Adolescent, & Youth Adult Section, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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Hofer SE, Raile K, Fröhlich-Reiterer E, Kapellen T, Dost A, Rosenbauer J, Grulich-Henn J, Holl RW. Tracking of metabolic control from childhood to young adulthood in type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr 2014; 165:956-61.e1-2. [PMID: 25151197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This prospective longitudinal survey was designed to follow patients with diabetes from disease onset in childhood over an extended period of time including puberty until young adulthood with respect to metabolic control. STUDY DESIGN An electronic diabetes patient documentation system used in diabetes centers in Austria and Germany was utilized for standardized data collection. Complete documentation of metabolic control for prepuberty (≤ 13 years), puberty (14-19 years), and adulthood (≥ 20 years) was available in 1146 patients. RESULTS Median age at diabetes manifestation was 7.2 (IQR 4.7-9.4) years; 49% were male. In the prepubertal stage, median glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was 7.5 (IQR 6.8-8.3), during puberty 8.0 (IQR 7.3-8.9), and after puberty 7.8 (IQR 7.1-9.0). A significant intra-individual correlation was found for prepuberty to puberty HbA1c levels (R = 0.55, P < .001), puberty to adulthood (R = 0.59, P < .001), as well as prepuberty to adulthood (R = 0.30, P < .001). When patients were divided into tertiles of prepubertal HbA1c, HbA1c increased in all 3 groups over time, however, significant group differences tracked into adulthood (P < .001 at all stages). A regression model identified pre-pubertal HbA1c as a significant and relevant predictor of metabolic control in young adulthood adjusted for confounders (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS This survey provides evidence for long-term tracking of metabolic control from childhood until adulthood, suggesting an early focus on metabolic control.
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- Sabine E Hofer
- Department of Pediatrics 1, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charite, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center at Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Gong CX, Wei LY, Wu D, Cao BY, Meng X, Wang LL. Effectiveness of multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in clinical practice. Int J Endocrinol 2014; 2014:526591. [PMID: 25197275 PMCID: PMC4150541 DOI: 10.1155/2014/526591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aims. To determine whether multiple daily injections (MDIs) or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) contributes to better glucose control in children with different type 1 diabetes duration. Methods. Subjects were grouped according to early (≤1 year after disease onset; 1A) or late (1-3 years after onset; 2A) MDIs/CSII treatment initiation. Corresponding control groups (1B, 2B) received insulin injections twice daily. Results. HbA1c levels were consistently lower in group 1A than in group 1B (6 months (T2): 7.37% versus 8.21%; 12 months (T3): 7.61% versus 8.41%; 24/36 months (T4/T5): 7.61% versus 8.72%; all P < 0.05), but were lower in group 2A than in group 2B only at T2 (8.36% versus 9.19%; P = 0.04). Levels were lower in group 1A than in group 2A when disease duration was matched (7.61% versus 8.49%; P < 0.05). Logistic regression revealed no correlation between HbA1c level and MDIs/CSII therapy. HbA1c levels were only negatively related to insulin dosage. Conclusions. Blood glucose control was better in patients receiving MDIs/CSII than in those receiving conventional treatment. Early MDIs/CSII initiation resulted in prolonged maintenance of low HbA1c levels compared with late initiation. MDIs/CSII therapy should be combined with comprehensive management.
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- Chun-xiu Gong
- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, 56 South Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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- Tongzhou Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing 101101, China
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Husted GR, Thorsteinsson B, Esbensen BA, Gluud C, Winkel P, Hommel E, Zoffmann V. Effect of guided self-determination youth intervention integrated into outpatient visits versus treatment as usual on glycemic control and life skills: a randomized clinical trial in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Trials 2014; 15:321. [PMID: 25118146 PMCID: PMC4247629 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Providing care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes is complex, demanding, and often unsuccessful. Guided self-determination (GSD) is a life skills approach that has been proven effective in caring for adults with type 1 diabetes. To improve care, GSD was revised for adolescents, their parents, and interdisciplinary healthcare providers (HCP) to create GSD-Youth (GSD-Y). We evaluated the impact of GSD-Y after it was integrated into pediatric outpatient visits versus treatment-as-usual, focusing on glycemic control and the development of life skills in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. METHODS Seventy-one adolescents (mean age: 15 years, mean duration of diabetes: 5.7 years, mean HbA1c: 77 mmol/mol (9.1%), upon entering the study) from two pediatric departments were randomized into a GSD-Y group (n = 37, GSD-Y was provided during individual outpatient sessions) versus a treatment-as-usual group (n = 34). The primary outcome was the HbA1c measurement. The secondary outcomes were life skills development (assessed by self-reported psychometric scales), self-monitored blood glucose levels, and hypo- and hyperglycemic episodes. The analysis followed an intention-to-treat basis. RESULTS Fifty-seven adolescents (80%) completed the trial, and 53 (75%) completed a six-month post-treatment follow-up. No significant effect of GSD-Y on the HbA1c could be detected in a mixed-model analysis after adjusting for the baseline HbA1c levels and the identity of the HCP (P = 0.85). GSD-Y significantly reduced the amotivation for diabetes self-management after adjusting for the baseline value (P = 0.001). Compared with the control group, the trial completion was prolonged in the GSD-Y group (P <0.001), requiring more visits (P = 0.05) with a higher rate of non-attendance (P = 0.01). GSD-Y parents participated in fewer of the adolescents' visits (P = 0.05) compared with control parents. CONCLUSIONS Compared with treatment-as-usual, GSD-Y did not improve HbA1c levels, but it did decrease adolescents' amotivation for diabetes self-management. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN 54243636, registered on 10 January 2010. Life skills for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents.
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- Gitte R Husted
- Department of Pediatrics, Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød, University of Copenhagen, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark.
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Shalitin S, Ben-Ari T, Yackobovitch-Gavan M, Tenenbaum A, Lebenthal Y, de Vries L, Phillip M. Using the Internet-based upload blood glucose monitoring and therapy management system in patients with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 2014; 51:247-56. [PMID: 23982170 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-013-0510-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the internet-based upload blood glucose monitoring and therapy management system (Carelink(®)) in patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic patients treated with pump infusion for ≥3 months were prospectively randomized to use the CareLink(®) with (4 months) and without (4 months) diabetes-team initiated contact (n = 36, intervention group) or to continue standard care for 4 months and then transfer to the CareLink(®) without diabetes-team initiated contact (n = 34, control group). In the first 4 months, treatment was adjusted monthly by the same team in both groups. Main outcome measures were HbA1c level and scores on the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction and Diabetes Quality of Life Questionnaires. Patients who submitted <3 times during each 4-month segment were considered noncompliant. Mean patient age was 14.02 ± 5.33 years; mean diabetes duration, 6.4 ± 4.7 years; median duration of pump treatment, 2.5 years. After 4 months, mean HbA1c level decreased from 8.75 ± 0.84 to 8.45 ± 0.90% in the intervention group (p = 0.013) and from 8.65 ± 0.57 to 8.37 ± 0.73% in the control group (p = 0.054). Within the intervention group, the difference in the change in HbA1c levels between compliant and noncompliant patients was significant (8.17 ± 0.81 vs. 8.99 ± 0.85%, p = 0.017). Only in the compliant subgroup was the decrease from baseline significant (p = 0.006). Similar findings were noted in the control group at 8 months (p < 0.05 and p = 0.018, respectively). There were no significant changes in questionnaire scores at 4 or 8 months in either group. Use of the CareLink(®) system is associated with significantly improved glycemic control in compliant patients, with no apparent effect on patient satisfaction or quality of life.
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- S Shalitin
- The Jesse Z. and Sara Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, 49202, Petach Tikva, Israel,
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Peters LWH, Nawijn L, van Kesteren NMC. How adolescents with diabetes experience social support from friends: two qualitative studies. SCIENTIFICA 2014; 2014:415849. [PMID: 24511414 PMCID: PMC3910350 DOI: 10.1155/2014/415849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Self-management of diabetes is challenging, especially for adolescents who face multiple changes, including closer peer relationships. Few studies have explored how friends can provide constructive support in this effort. The present research investigated, in two qualitative studies, the perceptions of adolescents with diabetes and their friends with respect to the positive social support that friends can offer. In study 1, 28 adolescents aged 12-15 with type 1 diabetes participated in online focus groups. In study 2, 11 of these adolescents were interviewed in person together with their best friends. The data were analysed by means of content analysis. In study 1, the adolescents with diabetes identified various supportive behaviours of friends, particularly concerning emotional support: treating them normally, showing interest, having fun, providing a distraction, and taking their diabetes into account. They differed in their attitude towards support, and this influenced which behaviours they perceived as supportive. Study 2 showed that the adolescents with diabetes and their friends often had similar opinions on the desired degree of support. Fear of stigmatization and sense of autonomy withheld some adolescents with diabetes from soliciting more support. These insights can be useful in patient education aiming to promote social support.
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- Louk W. H. Peters
- Department of Life Style, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Academic Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Meibergdreef 5, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Life Style, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE Leiden, The Netherlands
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El Samahy MH, Matter RM, Youssef OI, Shams El Din El Telbany MA, Kamal NA. Relation between carotid intima media thickness and oxidative stress markers in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2013; 12:50. [PMID: 24355617 PMCID: PMC7968341 DOI: 10.1186/2251-6581-12-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) is a non invasive marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. Hyperglycemia, oxidatively modified atherogenic lipoproteins and advanced glycation end products are linked to increased oxidative stress in diabetes. We aimed to find out the relation between carotid intima media thickness in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents and plasma nitric oxide and total antioxidant capacity levels as markers of oxidative stress. METHODS This study included 50 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus with mean age (9.7 ± 3.4 years) and 50 healthy age and sex matched controls. They were subjected to assessment of hemoglobin A1c, total cholesterol and triglycerides, serum total antioxidant capacity, serum nitric oxide (NO) by colorimetric method and carotid intima media thickness by B-mode ultrasound. RESULTS There was significant elevation in serum nitric oxide (17.07 ± 6.4 vs 12.6 ± 4.7 μmol/L; p < 0.001), CIMT (0.47 ± 0.04 vs 0.39 ± 0.02 mm; p < 0.001) and significant reduction in serum total antioxidant capacity (0.41 ± 0.29 vs 0.87 ± 0.23 mmol/L; p < 0.001) in diabetic patients compared to controls. Carotid intima media thickness was correlated positively with nitric oxide (r = 0.402, p = 0.01) and negatively with total antioxidant capacity (r = -0.341, p = 0.02). Carotid intima media thickness was also correlated positively with age, duration of diabetes but not correlated with glycemic control or lipid profile. CONCLUSION The significant elevation in nitric oxide and reduction in total antioxidant capacity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus with their correlation with carotid intima media thickness may reflect the role of oxidative stress in the development of atherosclerosis in young type 1 diabetic subjects.
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 29dar el ezz, Medinet el Zahraam, Helmeyet el Zaytoon, Cairo, Egypt.
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Metwalley KA, Farghaly HS, El-Saied ARAH. Assessment of serum levels of soluble CD40L in Egyptian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Relationship to microalbuminuria and glycemic control. Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2013; 17:1024-1029. [PMID: 24381879 PMCID: PMC3872680 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.122617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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CONTEXT Soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) is known to be elevated in different clinical situations including hypercholesterolemia, acute coronary syndromes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), Data about the relationship between type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and sCD40L is limited. In addition, the potential role ofsCD40Lin the pathogenesis of vascular complications in children and adolescents with T1DM is to be clarified. Hence, the study aimed at assessment of sCD40L levels in children and adolescents with T1DM and correlation of these levels with glycemic control and microalbuminuria. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Cross-sectional controlled study. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was performed in the Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Assuit University Children Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. It included 70 children and adolescents with T1DM (mean age 14. 76 ± 2.21 years). Cases were further subdivided into 43 cases with normoalbuminuria and 27 cases with microalbuminuria according to presence or absence or microalbuminuria in fresh urine samples. Twentyfive healthy subjects, age- and sex-matched were included as control group (mean age = 13.62 ± 2.11 years). Studied cases were subjected to medical history, clinical examination, and laboratory assessment of fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profile, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and sCD40L were performed. RESULTS Mean HbA1c and sCD40L were significantly higher in diabetic children (n = 70) compared to control (n = 25) (P < 0.001 for each). Mean HbA1c and sCD40L levels were significantly higher in microalbuminuric cases (n = 27) compared to normoalbuminuric cases (n = 43) (P < 0.05 and <0.01, respectively). We also observed a significant positive correlation between sCD40L levels and the age, diabetes duration, HbA1c, and urinary albumin creatinine ratio. CONCLUSIONS The high serum sCD40L levels in children and adolescents with T1DM particularly in those with microalbminuria and its positive correlation with diabetes duration, urinary albumin excretion, and glycemic control may reflect the role of sCD40L in diabetic vasculopathy in the pediatric age group. Moreover, measurement of serum sCD40L levels in poorly controlled patients would help to identify those at high risk of developing nephropathy.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Al-Odayani AN, Alsharqi OZ, Ahmad AMK, Khalaf Ahmad AM, Al-Borie HM, Qattan AMN. Children's glycemic control: mother's knowledge and socioeconomic status. Glob J Health Sci 2013; 5:214-26. [PMID: 24171891 PMCID: PMC4776882 DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to examine the role of socioeconomic status (SES) of the mother's knowledge about different aspects of diabetes and the glycemic control of type 1 children with diabetes. Samples were taken from successive admissions to the outpatient diabetes clinics in Prince Sultan Medical Military City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A well designed questionnaire covering different aspects including demographic data, educational background, and socioeconomic status of the care providers was used to collect information from mothers of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) children. The questionnaire was designed on the basis of the Michigan diabetes knowledge scale and also on the basis of food habits of Saudi Arabia and it was validated. The questionnaire was completed after interviewing the mothers during visits to the PSMMC hospital. Every mother was asked with those particular questions. Glycemic control was assessed by glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c). The socio-demographic data of mothers was recorded by self-report. It was found that, there was significant variation in the knowledge of diabetes among mothers with different ages (P 0.05). No significant results were observed between family income and diabetes knowledge (p>0.05).However, a positive relationship was observed with higher income and higher knowledge. There was a significant association between mothers knowledge of diabetes and HbA1C level (r = -0.1739, p.<0.05) indicating that, higher knowledge ultimately leads to greater control of HbA1c level. A significant association was also observed between education and HbA1c level (r=-02538, p<0.05) with children of mothers with higher level of education showing a better control of glycated haemoglobin levels. However, no significant association was found between monthly family income and HbA1C level. In conclusion, the current study illustrated that, mothers with more knowledge of diabetes and with better education were maintaining a better glycemic control of their children, irrespective of the socio-economic status. It was found that, to improve glycemic control and to decrease acute and chronic complications of diabetes in children, mother's knowledge and education is needed.
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Given JE, O'Kane MJ, Bunting BP, Coates VE. Comparing patient-generated blood glucose diary records with meter memory in diabetes: a systematic review. Diabet Med 2013; 30:901-13. [PMID: 23324062 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To synthesize evidence relating to comparisons between patient-generated blood glucose records and meter memory in diabetes and to identify any predictors of agreement. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed to identify articles comparing meter and diary records in those unaware of this assessment. RESULTS Eleven observational studies, covering patients with Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes were included spanning 1984-2009. Failure to record blood glucose measurements in the diary was the most extensive 'error', but addition of values, which were not measured, was a greater cause for concern. When present to a high degree, 'errors' lead to decreased variability in diary records compared with meter records. Allowing for a minimal amount of disagreement, just over 50% of adult diaries can be considered as 'accurate/reliable'. Disagreements were most extensive in teenagers and young adults, but the pregnant populations were only slightly better. Agreement was not related to sex, number of insulin injections or duration of monitoring. Those who were younger were more likely to have 'errors', while those who monitored more frequently had more 'accurate' diaries. CONCLUSIONS The lack of meter-diary agreement suggests that the real reason for monitoring is not understood by many patients, raising issues about motivation, perceived need to impress healthcare providers and denial of poor control. Considering that diaries are used to inform decisions about therapy when HbA1c is raised or in pregnancy, when HbA1c is not suitable, there is significant cause for concern in relation to their clinical utility.
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- J E Given
- Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK.
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Forga L, Goñi MJ, Cambra K, Ibáñez B, Mozas D, Chueca M. Influence of age at diagnosis on glycaemic control evolution in patients with type 1 diabetes. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2013; 39:519-23. [PMID: 23871433 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2013.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIM The objective of this study was to describe the relationship between age at onset, with no age limits, and glycaemic control evolution from the time of onset in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS This observational retrospective follow-up study included 716 patients with T1D onset between 1990 and 2008 treated at the Navarre Hospital Complex. The mean (SD) follow-up lasted 10.1 (5.3) years. Information on their HbA(1c) levels was collected at onset and every year thereafter. Generalized additive mixed models and linear models were used, with patients' annual HbA1c levels as the response variable and the number of years since onset together with age at onset as covariates. RESULTS The evolution of glycaemic control is not linear and differs across all age groups. Children reach their highest values in adolescence, while patients with onset at ages 10-15 years stabilize their HbA(1c) values after 7 or 8 years. In adults, it is notable that an age of onset ≥ 45 years is associated with the worst control. CONCLUSION A non-linear increase in HbA(1c) levels can be observed from the time of T1D diagnosis, with significant differences across all age groups.
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- L Forga
- Endocrinology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, C/Irunlarrea 3, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
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Lucini D, Zuccotti GV, Scaramuzza A, Malacarne M, Gervasi F, Pagani M. Exercise might improve cardiovascular autonomic regulation in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 2013; 50:341-9. [PMID: 22941280 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-012-0416-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Considering that changes in exercise routines might have relevance in treatment of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, we sought to assess whether spontaneous modifications to weekly exercise habits might occur in these patients and whether such variations would be accompanied by alterations in autonomic profile. In this observational study, we examined 77 patients (age 15.0 ± 0.6 years.) who in addition to a tailored optimal insulin treatment were invited to perform at least 1 h a day of moderate, aerobic exercise, as suggested by recent guidelines. Patients were studied at baseline (T0) and after 15.8 ± 0.7 months (T1). They were divided into three subgroups according to increased, unchanged and diminished total estimated weekly METs between T0 and T1. Autonomic profile was evaluated by assessing spontaneous baroreflex gain and low-frequency oscillation in arterial pressure, using spectral analysis of RR and systolic arterial pressure time series. Insulin therapy and biochemical data were similar among the 3 groups at T0 and T1, while body mass index standard deviation score was slightly reduced (p < 0.04) and markers of autonomic performance were improved (alpha index, from 17 ± 1 to 20 ± 2 ms/mmHg, p < 0.002) in the group who increased the amount of exercise (from 1627 ± 250 to 3582 ± 448 METs min wt(-1), p < 0.001). Furthermore, the change in total weekly METs significantly correlates with changes of key indices of autonomic regulation. The favourable autonomic effects of moderate increase in spontaneous exercise load suggest testing more formally this intervention in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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- Daniela Lucini
- IRCCS, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milano, Italy.
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Taler I, Phillip M, Lebenthal Y, de Vries L, Shamir R, Shalitin S. Growth and metabolic control in patients with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease: a longitudinal observational case-control study. Pediatr Diabetes 2012; 13:597-606. [PMID: 22564209 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2012.00878.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Revised: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The occurrence of celiac disease (CD) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is increasing. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of CD on growth and glycemic control in patients with T1D, and the effects of adherence to gluten-free diet (GFD) on these parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS A longitudinal retrospective case-control design was used. The medical files of 68 patients with T1D and duodenal-biopsy-confirmed CD were reviewed for data on weight, height, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and severe hypoglycemic events before and after diagnosis and treatment of CD. Findings were compared with 131 patients with T1D only matched for age, gender, and duration of diabetes. RESULTS CD was diagnosed in 5.5% of all patients with T1D attending our center during the study period; 26% of the patients with CD were symptomatic. There were no significant differences in glycemic control or frequency of severe hypoglycemia or DKA events between the study and control groups. Body mass index-standard deviation score (SDS), height-SDS, and HbA1c values were marginally but not significantly higher in the control than the study group and similar in subjects with CD with good or fair/poor adherence to a GFD throughout follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Patients with T1D and CD treated with GFD have growth and measures of metabolic control similar to those with T1D without CD. The decision whether asymptomatic celiac patients should be put on a GFD or only symptomatic patients has to be weighed against possible short- and long-term consequences of no intervention, and should be based on more evidence from larger randomized studies.
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- Irit Taler
- Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Shalitin S, Phillip M. Which factors predict glycemic control in children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before 6.5 years of age? Acta Diabetol 2012; 49:355-62. [PMID: 21866397 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-011-0321-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Predictors of long-term glycemic control and growth patterns in children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) before 6.5 years of age were evaluated. One hundred seventy-three children (84 boys) with a mean diabetes duration of 4.9 ± 2.8 years participated in this observational study. Medical charts were reviewed for background, disease- and treatment-related parameters, and growth parameters. Study endpoints were HbA1c value, rates of severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis events, and growth patterns. Mean HbA1c for the total duration of diabetes (HbA1c-TDD) was 7.9 ± 0.8%. Comparison of the study variables between patients with HbA1c-TDD <7.5% (n = 53) or ≥7.5% yielded a significantly shorter duration of diabetes (P = 0.01) and lower rate of diabetic ketoacidosis (P = 0.02) in those with HbA1C-TDD <7.5%, without differences between these groups in age at diabetes onset, insulin regimens, daily glucose measurements, and rate of severe hypoglycemia. Factors significantly predicting achievement of the mean target HbA1c-TDD <7.5% were lower HbA1c at 0.5 years and 1 year after diabetes diagnosis (P = 0.002 and P < 0.001, respectively). Patients followed for at least 5 years (n = 48) showed a significant decrease in height-SDS (P < 0.001) and a significant increase in weight-SDS (P = 0.004) from diabetes diagnosis to the last follow-up visit, without a significant change in weight-SDS from 0.5 years after diagnosis to the last follow-up visit. Our results suggest that in patients with T1D diagnosed during the preschool-age, mean HbA1c level in the first year is a strong predictor of achieving target HbA1c level in the subsequent years, regardless the type of insulin regimen. This "metabolic tracking" emphasizes the importance of achieving early optimal control even in younger children.
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- S Shalitin
- The Jesse Z and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Austria. Eur J Pediatr 2012; 171:1193-202. [PMID: 22422191 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1704-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 02/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mortality of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 1 diabetes is increased 2- to 20-fold compared to non-diabetic individuals. In young adults with type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular events are more often the cause of premature death than nephropathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and extent of cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Austria. In a cross sectional study data of children with type 1 diabetes <18 years of age treated at the Children's department of the University Hospitals of Vienna and Graz were collected. We recorded body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, HbA1c, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol according to age, sex, age at manifestation, diabetes duration, and insulin requirement. From 264 patients (49.4% male) complete data were available. Of all patients, 76.1% had one or more risk factors, 20.8% had two or more, 10.2% had three or more, and 4.9% had four or more risk factors. Insufficient glycemic control was the most frequent risk factor, present in 60.6% of our patients, followed by elevated triglycerides (22.7%) and increased body mass index (20.1%). Higher prevalence of risk factors was correlated with increasing age, diabetes duration, HbA1c, and insulin requirement. In conclusion, children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have a much higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors compared to non-diabetic individuals. To prevent future cardiovascular events, achieving the best possible glycemic control, early detection of further risk factors, and adequate intervention are highly important.
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Shalitin S, Lahav-Ritte T, Lebenthal Y, Devries L, Phillip M. Does the timing of insulin pump therapy initiation after type 1 diabetes onset have an impact on glycemic control? Diabetes Technol Ther 2012; 14:389-97. [PMID: 22283639 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2011.0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) mimics physiologic insulin release better than multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy and allows for greater flexibility in food intake and physical activity. Given these benefits, it raises the question "Is it required to wait to offer CSII to patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) only after MDI therapy has failed"? This study sought to determine if starting CSII in patients with T1D within 1 year of diagnosis results in better long-term glycemic control than starting it later. METHODS This retrospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary-care medical center. The charts of 488 patients with T1D (273 females) 2.6-39 years old (mean, 19.9 ± 7.7 years) who started CSII in 1998-2008 and used it for at least 1 year were reviewed for background, disease-related, and treatment-related variables. Study end points were glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, rate of severe hypoglycemia, and diabetic ketoacidosis events during CSII use. Findings were compared between patients who started CSII within 1 year of diagnosis (Group 1, n=93) or later (Group 2, n=395). RESULTS Compared with Group 2, Group 1 patients were characterized by a significantly younger age at CSII initiation (10.7±5.7 vs. 16.4±7.0 years, P<0.001), more frequent blood glucose monitoring (5.4 ± 1.8 vs. 3.9 ± 1.5 times per day, P<0.001), and shorter total duration of diabetes (4.3 ± 2.1 vs. 11.9 ± 6.4 years, P<0.001) and of CSII therapy (3.6 ± 2.1 vs. 4.7 ± 2.5 years, P<0.001). There were no significant between-group differences in patient gender or ethnicity, indications for initiating CSII, mean HbA1c level, attainment of target HbA1c, or rates of severe hypoglycemia or ketoacidosis events after CSII initiation. CONCLUSIONS Starting pump therapy at an early disease stage has no added benefit for glycemic control over time than starting later. The timing of CSII initiation should be tailored to the individual patient by the diabetes care team.
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- Shlomit Shalitin
- 1 The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel and Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Lebenthal Y, Shalitin S, Yackobovitch-Gavan M, Phillip M, Lazar L. Retrospective comparative analysis of metabolic control and early complications in familial and sporadic type 1 diabetes patients. J Diabetes Complications 2012; 26:219-24. [PMID: 22520402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetic susceptibility and lifestyle are associated with glycemic control and diabetic complications in type 1 diabetes (T1D). OBJECTIVES To investigate metabolic control and occurrence of acute and microvascular complications among familial and sporadic T1D patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrieved from our institutional registry of new T1D cases for the years 1979-2008 were 226 familial patients belonging to 121 families (58 parent-offspring, 63 sib-pairs) and 226 sporadic cases matched for age, gender, and year of diagnosis. Extracted from medical files were clinical course and therapeutic regimen. RESULTS Mean age at diagnosis of diabetes of the cohort was 10.8 ± 5.7 years. Throughout follow-up (11.1 ± 8.7 years) mean HbA1c values were significantly higher in familial than in sporadic cases (8.18%± 1.15% vs. 7.85%± 1.15%, p=0.005). Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) rates were higher in familial than sporadic cases (2.8 vs. 1.9 events per 100 patient-years; incidence rate ratio (IRR)=1.5, 95% CI [1.03, 2.22, p=0.03]). Severe hypoglycemia events per 100 patient-years were comparable in familial and sporadic groups (3.7 vs. 4.0 events); sib-pairs had higher rates than parent-offspring (4.8 vs. 2.4 events; (IRR)=2, 95% CI [1.03, 3.25, p=0.03]). The percentage of patients with microvascular complications was similar in the familial (21.7%) and sporadic (26.7%) groups. In both familial and sporadic cases the most significant predictor for metabolic control and microvascular complications was diabetes duration; a higher mean HbA1c level was the predictor for DKA events. CONCLUSIONS The worse metabolic control and increased rate of DKA in familial T1D patients as compared to those in the sporadic T1D patients warrant intensified surveillance in this population.
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- Yael Lebenthal
- The Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shafer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel (SCMCI), Petach Tikva 49202
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Shields CG, Finley MA, Chawla N, Meadors WP. Couple and family interventions in health problems. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2012; 38:265-80. [PMID: 22283390 DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Intervention research for couples and families managing chronic health problems is in an early developmental stage. We reviewed randomized clinical trials of family interventions for common neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, which is similar to the content of previous reviews discussed later. One overriding theme of these studies is that patients with chronic illnesses and their families face a variety of challenges to which researchers have responded with an array of treatment modalities. Very few of the interventions reviewed, with the exception of treatment for adolescents with diabetes, tested family psychotherapy models. Most interventions were time-limited therapeutic interventions that trained families to improve their communication and problem-solving skills, individual and family coping skills, and medical management. Researchers more clearly described mechanisms of change in intervention studies with cancer and diabetes than with other diseases, and not surprisingly, they found greater empirical support for their interventions. Family interventions show promise to help patients and family members manage chronic illnesses. To develop an empirical base for family approaches to managing chronic illnesses, interventions must be based on theories that delineate mechanisms of change in family processes and skills in medical management necessary to maintain patients' and family members' health.
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- Cleveland G Shields
- Purdue University, Human Development and Family Studies Department, Marriage and Family Therapy Program.
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O'Connell MA, Donath S, Cameron FJ. Poor adherence to integral daily tasks limits the efficacy of CSII in youth. Pediatr Diabetes 2011; 12:556-9. [PMID: 21466646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2010.00740.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION/AIMS Many young people experience improved glycemia with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) regimens; however, sustained glycemic benefit eludes a significant proportion. Our aims were to assess adherence to recommended CSII-related behaviors in a representative pediatric cohort and to identify potentially modifiable behaviors that impact on HbA1c in youth. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data uploaded from insulin pump devices of 100 youth with type 1 diabetes were analyzed. RESULTS Ability to translate recommended behaviors into daily self-management varied widely in youth. Mean bolus frequency was 6.1/d; however, 69/100 entered <4 blood glucose levels (BGL)/d. HbA1c decreased by 0.2% for each additional BGL (p=0.001) and bolus event (p<0.001) per day. Prandial insulin omission was common and associated with significantly increased HbA1c. On average, if breakfast insulin was missed ≥4 times per fortnight, HbA1c increased 1.0% (p<0.001). If one or more days per fortnight with ≤2 food boluses/d were recorded, then HbA1c increased 0.8% (p=0.001). Increasing age and duration of CSII correlated with poorer adherence to recommended behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Glycemic advantage obtained with CSII regimens is closely related to the manner in which CSII is employed. Poor adherence to integral CSII-related tasks is frequently encountered in adolescents and limits the efficacy of CSII in these youth.
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- M A O'Connell
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Royal Children's Hospital and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
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de Vries L, Grushka Y, Lebenthal Y, Shalitin S, Phillip M. Factors associated with increased risk of insulin pump discontinuation in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2011; 12:506-12. [PMID: 20723097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2010.00701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are few reports on rates and predictors for pump discontinuation in the pediatric population. OBJECTIVE To study the rate of and predictors for insulin pump discontinuation among pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. METHODS Medical chart review of 530 patients with type 1 diabetes who had started pump therapy between 2000 and 2008 in our center revealed that 11.3% had discontinued pump use after 3 d to 5 yr; of these, 9.1% discontinued pump use at least 3 months after initiation. Relevant data were retrieved from the files of these patients and from those of 100 randomly assigned pump-treated patients. RESULTS The pump discontinuation group had a significantly higher proportion of female patients (75 vs. 46%, p = 0.001) and patients above 10 yr of age (93.8 vs. 80%, p = 0.03) than the reference group. Comparable findings were noted for age at diagnosis, pubertal stage, anthropometric data and duration of diabetes at pump initiation, rate of severe hypoglycemic and diabetic ketoacidosis episodes. There were no between-group differences in number of daily insulin injections and blood glucose measurements before pump treatment. At pump initiation, HbA(1c) was significantly higher in patients discontinuing pump therapy than in the controls (8.6 ± 1.4 vs. 8.1 ± 1.0, p = 0.02). This difference was maintained at the last follow-up visit recorded. CONCLUSIONS Almost 90% of our cohort maintained pump therapy. Female gender, age older than 10 years in girls and poor metabolic control at pump initiation were associated with higher risk for pump discontinuation - for such patients intensified individual and family support may serve to maximize persistent pump therapy.
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- Liat de Vries
- The Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shafer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) is a developing technology in the field of diabetes treatment since it enables patients to effectively control and adjust their insulin therapy. Clinical trials have shown its efficacy in lowering HbAlc significantly especially in adults with type 1 diabetes and those with HbAlc >8%. Improvement is sustained for at least one year. Conflicting data exist for children. Most recent studies agree that the nearly daily use of CGMS is accompanied by significant lowering of HbA1c independent of age. However, the randomized clinical trials have shown that the use of CGMS does not reduce significantly the number of severe hypoglycemic episodes as it is expected, but recent data indicate that it reduces the time spent in hypoglycemia. Accuracy remains a key issue for CGMS, particularly in children and adolescents who may have increased variability of blood glucose. CGMS cost is another barrier to the everyday use since reimbursement of CGM is limited to a few countries only. This review will focus on the present status of the use of CGMS in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients.
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- Andriani Vazeou
- A Department of Pediatrics, P & A Kyriafeou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Husted GR, Thorsteinsson B, Esbensen BA, Hommel E, Zoffmann V. Improving glycaemic control and life skills in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a randomised, controlled intervention study using the Guided Self-Determination-Young method in triads of adolescents, parents and health care providers integrated into routine paediatric outpatient clinics. BMC Pediatr 2011; 11:55. [PMID: 21672252 PMCID: PMC3164223 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescents with type 1 diabetes face demanding challenges due to conflicting priorities between psychosocial needs and diabetes management. This conflict often results in poor glycaemic control and discord between adolescents and parents. Adolescent-parent conflicts are thus a barrier for health care providers (HCPs) to overcome in their attempts to involve both adolescents and parents in improvement of glycaemic control. Evidence-based interventions that involve all three parties (i.e., adolescents, parents and HCPs) and are integrated into routine outpatient clinic visits are lacking. The Guided Self-Determination method is proven effective in adult care and has been adapted to adolescents and parents (Guided Self-Determination-Young (GSD-Y)) for use in paediatric diabetes outpatient clinics. Our objective is to test whether GSD-Y used in routine paediatric outpatient clinic visits will reduce haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) concentrations and improve adolescents' life skills compared with a control group. METHODS/DESIGN Using a mixed methods design comprising a randomised controlled trial and a nested qualitative evaluation, we will recruit 68 adolescents age 13-18 years with type 1 diabetes (HbA1c > 8.0%) and their parents from 2 Danish hospitals and randomise into GSD-Y or control groups. During an 8-12 month period, the GSD-Y group will complete 8 outpatient GSD-Y visits, and the control group will completes an equal number of standard visits. The primary outcome is HbA1c. Secondary outcomes include the following: number of self-monitored blood glucose values and levels of autonomous motivation, involvement and autonomy support from parents, autonomy support from HCPs, perceived competence in managing diabetes, well-being, and diabetes-related problems. Primary and secondary outcomes will be evaluated within and between groups by comparing data from baseline, after completion of the visits, and again after a 6-month follow-up. To illustrate how GSD-Y influences glycaemic control and the development of life skills, 10-12 GSD-Y visits will be recorded during the intervention and analysed qualitatively together with individual interviews carried out after follow-up. DISCUSSION This study will provide evidence of the effectiveness of using a GSD-Y intervention with three parties on HbA1c and life skills and the feasibility of integrating the intervention into routine outpatient clinic visits. Danish Data Association ref nr. 2008-41-2322. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN54243636.
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- Gitte R Husted
- The Research Department & Paediatric Ward, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark
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- Research Unit, Department of Nursing and Health Science, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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Olinder AL, Nyhlin KT, Smide B. Reasons for missed meal-time insulin boluses from the perspective of adolescents using insulin pumps: 'lost focus'. Pediatr Diabetes 2011; 12:402-9. [PMID: 21129137 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2010.00688.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons for missed bolus doses and strategies for avoiding this among adolescents using insulin pumps. METHODS The grounded theory method was chosen as a model for the collection and analysis of data. Data were collected through interviews with 12 adolescents treated with an insulin pump (5 males and 7 females, mean age 14.4 yr) from different Swedish pediatric diabetes clinics. All interviews were tape-recorded and immediately transcribed. RESULTS The core category 'lost focus' emerged as representing the main reason for missed bolus doses. Identified subcategories were delayed lost focus, directly lost focus, and totally lost focus. There was a risk of delayed lost focus when the adolescent used postprandial bolusing. Focus could also be lost directly in connection with the start of the meal. Totally lost focus could occur when the adolescent perceived the impact of diabetes as too high or tried to neglect that he or she had it. The category 'agreements about reminders' appeared to be the main strategy for avoiding missed bolus doses; subcategories were personal reminders and technical reminders. The adolescent needed to be involved in these agreements; otherwise, the reminding could be seen as nagging and did not work. CONCLUSION The results may help diabetes care teams understand the circumstances in which adolescents miss their bolus doses. This understanding may make it easier to discuss missed doses and strategies for avoiding this with adolescents and support negotiations over agreements about reminders between them and their parents.
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Guo J, Whittemore R, He GP. The relationship between diabetes self-management and metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes: an integrative review. J Adv Nurs 2011; 67:2294-310. [PMID: 21615460 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05697.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this integrative review was to describe the relationship between diabetes self-management and metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes and to explore factors which affect this relationship. BACKGROUND In the past 15 years, research has indicated that youth with type 1 diabetes face considerable self-management challenges and are at increased risk for poor metabolic control. To enhance the development of behavioural interventions for youth with type 1 diabetes, the relationship between diabetes self-management and metabolic control needs to be more clearly elucidated. DATA SOURCES Research studies that examined the relationship between diabetes self-management and metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes were included (n = 18). The electronic databases searched included OVID, MEDLINE (1996 to present), SCOPUS (1996 to January 2010) and PubMed (1996 to January 2010). REVIEW METHOD An integrative literature review was carried out using Whittemore's modified framework for data collection, analysis and synthesis. RESULTS A positive relationship between diabetes self-management and metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes was supported in longitudinal studies and in studies where the mean age was >13 years. Factors influencing this relationship are identified. Measurement of self-management was quite variable. CONCLUSION Interventions targeting self-management in youth with type 1 diabetes are indicated, particularly in families of diverse race and ethnicity globally. Further evaluation of the measures of self-management and more longitudinal research are also indicated.
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- Jia Guo
- School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Urakami T, Nagano N, Suzuki J, Yoshida A, Takahashi S, Mugishima H. Influence of plasma glucagon levels on glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Int 2011; 53:46-9. [PMID: 20557473 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2010.03184.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the association between plasma glucose (PG), HbA1c and plasma glucagons levels in children with type 1 diabetes to determine the influence of plasma glucagon on their glycemic control. METHODS The study was conducted in 60 Japanese children, aged 13.3 ± 4.6 years, with type 1 diabetes for at least 3 years of diabetes. Most of the subjects had absent pancreatic β-cell function. We compared the glucagon levels among patient groups stratified according to the 2-hour postprandial levels (<50, 50-99, 100-199, 200-299, and ≥ 300 mg/dL), and the HbA1c levels (<7.0, 7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.9, and ≥ 9%). RESULTS The mean 2-hour postprandial PG, HbA1c and plasma glucagon levels were 174 ± 97 mg/dL, 7.7 ± 1.3% and 84.0 ± 32.6 pg/mL, respectively. The glucagon levels were highly correlated with the PG levels (r=0.553, P<0.0001) and mildly correlated with the HbA1c levels (r=0.301, P=0.0192). Patients with high PG levels had significantly higher levels of glucagon as compared with those with lower PG levels (139.4 ± 47.2, 78.4 ± 17.3, 82.4 ± 21.0, 98.3 ± 29.2 and 93.8 ± 18.3 pg/mL, P=0.0009). On the other hand, there were no significant differences in plasma glucagon levels among patient groups stratified according to HbA1c levels (P=0.1566), however, patients with HbA1c levels ≥ 9% had significantly higher levels of glucagon than those with HbA1c levels < 7% (113.3 ± 53.4 vs 80.8 ± 18.4 pg/mL, P=0.0291). CONCLUSION These results suggest that patients with high PG are likely to have high concentrations of plasma glucagon, which may aggravate glycemic control progressively, leading to elevation of HbA1c levels.
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- Tatsuhiko Urakami
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Codner E, Eyzaguirre FC, Iñiguez G, López P, Pérez-Bravo F, Torrealba IM, Cassorla F. Ovulation rate in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Fertil Steril 2011; 95:197-202, 202.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Revised: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gaete X, Vivanco M, Eyzaguirre FC, López P, Rhumie HK, Unanue N, Codner E. Menstrual cycle irregularities and their relationship with HbA1c and insulin dose in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Fertil Steril 2010; 94:1822-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 08/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Wojcik M, Rudzinski A, Starzyk J. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in adolescents with type 1 diabetes reflects the long- but not short-term metabolic control. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2010; 23:1055-64. [PMID: 21158217 DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the LV morphology and function in adolescents with DM1 and their healthy peers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 59 DM1 patients (30 girls, 29 boys,aged 14-17 years), and in control group (15 girls, 15 boys) LV was assessed by M-mode, 2D and Doppler echocardiography. The metabolic control was assessed in the long- (mean HbAlc value for the entire treatment period-HbA1c1), medium- (mean HbA1c for the past two pre-study years-HbA1c2), and short-term (HbA1c on the day of the study-HbA1c3). RESULTS Diabetic patients presented an increase of IRT (0.062 vs. 0.056 s, p < 0.05 in boys, and 0.062 vs. 0.056 s, p < 0.05 in girls), A wave (56.1 vs. 53.95 cm/s in boys, and 60.3 vs. 58 cm/s in girls), and deceleration time values (0.16 vs. 0.15 s in boys, and 0.17 vs. 0.15 s in girls), decrease of E wave (97.35 vs. 104.9 cm/s in boys, and 99.67 vs. 101.8 cm/s in girls), as well as the E/A ratio (1.79 vs. 2.0 in boys, and 1.7 vs. 1.78 in girls). The systolic function was normal. In girls there was a correlation between IRT and HbA1c1 and HbA1c2 (r = 0.42, r = 0.46, p < 0.05); between the A wave and HbA1c2 (r = 0.46, p < 0.05); between LV posterior wall systolic dimension and HbA1c1, HbA1c2 (r = 0.45, r = 0.41, p < 0.05), and in boys between the A wave and HbA1c1 and HbA1c2 (r = 0.48, p < 0.01; r = 0.37, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Pubertal patients with DM1 demonstrate discrete impairment of the diastolic function beside normal systolic function of the LV. Further investigations are needed to assess the value of this observation. It seems that LV diastolic dysfunction in girls depends on the degree of insulin resistance and DM1 duration, and similarly as in boys, on the long-term metabolic control.
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- Malgorzata Wojcik
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Guilmin-Crépon S, Tubiana-Rufi N. L’autosurveillance glycémique chez l’enfant et l’adolescent diabétique de type 1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1957-2557(10)70140-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tahirovic H, Toromanovic A. Glycemic control in diabetic children: role of mother's knowledge and socioeconomic status. Eur J Pediatr 2010; 169:961-4. [PMID: 20169449 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1156-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study is to investigate the role of mother's knowledge and socioeconomic status (SES) of the family on glycemic control in diabetic children. Our sample was taken from successive admissions to the outpatient's diabetes clinics in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Diabetes knowledge was assessed using the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Diabetes Knowledge Test. Glycemic control was assessed by glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1C)). The mother's demographics were obtained by self-report. To categorize families' SES, parents' level of education, and current employment were recorded and analyzed using the Hollingshed two-factor index of social position. As expected, higher mother's knowledge was significantly associated with lower HbA(1C) (r = -0.2861705, p = 0.0442). Also, a significant correlation was found between the families' SES and HbA(1C) levels (r = 0.4401921; p = 0.0015). Mothers with more knowledge have children with better metabolic control, and low SES is significantly associated with higher levels of HbA1c. Improvement of mothers' knowledge and family SES may improve glycemic control and ultimately decrease acute and chronic complications of diabetes in children.
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- Husref Tahirovic
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, University Clinical Center, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Chobot AP, Haffke A, Polanska J, Halaba ZP, Deja G, Jarosz-Chobot P, Pluskiewicz W. Bone status in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2010; 53:1754-60. [PMID: 20454951 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1782-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS The aim of the study was to investigate the potential negative impact of type 1 diabetes on bone status of adolescents. Bone status in adolescents with type 1 diabetes was assessed by means of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and the influence of metabolic control and other disease-related and growth variables was analysed. METHODS Group I consisted of 99 pubertal (Tanner > or = 2) adolescents (49 female), aged 14.3 +/- 2.5 years, diabetes duration 4.6 +/- 2.3 years. Controls (group II) were 297 children, matched by sex and age, from a healthy population. The influence of glycated haemoglobin (current: HbA(1c)D; last year's mean: HbA(1c)Y; whole duration mean: HbA(1c)T), diabetes duration, percentage of life with disease and daily insulin requirement (DIR) on amplitude dependent speed of sound (Ad-SoS) at distal phalanges was studied. RESULTS In comparison to the control group, adolescents with type 1 diabetes presented significantly higher BMI SDS (0.82 [95% CI 0.54, 1.10] vs -0.06 [95% CI -0.16, 0.04] p < 0.001) and lower Ad-SoS SDS (-0.34 [95% CI -0.57, -0.11] vs -0.03 [95% CI -0.15, 0.08], p < 0.05). No correlation between Ad-SoS SDS and sex, DIR or diabetes duration was observed. The lower Ad-SoS SDS reflects reduced bone status, and the reduction was significantly more marked in those patients whose HbA(1c)T was higher than 7.0% when compared with those whose HbA(1c)T was lower. CONCLUSIONS Bone status of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus assessed with QUS differs from that of healthy peers and is dependent on long-term metabolic control.
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- A P Chobot
- Department of Paediatrics, Clinical Hospital No. 1, 3-go Maja 13-15, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
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Skocić M, Rudan V, Brajković L, Marcinko D. Relationship among psychopathological dimensions, coping mechanisms, and glycemic control in a Croatian sample of adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 19:525-33. [PMID: 19777286 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0066-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Psychopathological factors associated with metabolic control in juvenile insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) deserve further investigation. This study assessed the relationship among specific psychopathological dimensions, coping mechanisms, and metabolic control in a Croatian clinical sample of adolescents with IDDM. One-hundred and one adolescents (aged 11-18) with IDDM filled out the youth self report (YSR) assessing psychopathological dimension and the scale of coping with stress (SCS). Glycemic control was estimated by the percentage of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Subjects were divided into three groups according to HbA1C values: "optimal", "suboptimal control", and "at high risk". Subjects in optimal glycemic control presented with significantly lower scores in most of YSR scales compared to subjects at high risk. Moreover, they had significantly lower scores in avoidance and emotional reactivity and significantly higher scores in cognitive restructuring and problem solving SCS subscales. Regression models revealed that both internalizing and externalizing YSR scores, as well as emotional reactivity coping scores, independently contributed to explain variability of HbA1C values. Both internalizing and externalizing psychopathological dimensions, as well as emotion-oriented coping strategies, are independently associated with poor metabolic control in both boys and girls with IDDM, thus representing potential interest targets of psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at improving glycemic control in this population.
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- Milena Skocić
- Department for Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
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Dressler A, Reithofer E, Trimmel-Schwahofer P, Klebermasz K, Prayer D, Kasprian G, Rami B, Schober E, Feucht M. Type 1 diabetes and epilepsy: Efficacy and safety of the ketogenic diet. Epilepsia 2010; 51:1086-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02543.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Urakami T, Suzuki J, Yoshida A, Saito H, Ishige M, Takahashi S, Mugishima H. Association between Sex, Age, Insulin Regimens and Glycemic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. Clin Pediatr Endocrinol 2010; 19:1-6. [PMID: 23926371 PMCID: PMC3687614 DOI: 10.1297/cpe.19.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We examined the association between sex, age, insulin regimens and glycemic control in 133 Japanese children
and adolescents, 42 males and 61 females aged 16.8 ± 7.0 yr, with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The
patients were divided into 5 age groups and were also classified according to the insulin regimen. The annual
median HbA1c level in males (7.3 ± 0.2%) was similar to that in females (7.2 ± 0.2%). In regard to the age of
the patients, the median HbA1c levels in patients aged 15–19 yr (7.9 ± 0.4%) was significantly higher than
those aged 5–9 yr (7.2 ± 0.1%) and those aged 20≤ yr (6.6 ± 0.4%, p<0.05, respectively). On the other hand,
there were no significant relationships between the HbA1c values and the insulin regimens. In conclusion,
difficulty in management of diabetes due to emotional issues and endocrinological factors during adolescence
may play a possible role in the deterioration of diabetes control. On the other hand, the insulin regimen does
not seem to have a major impact on the metabolic outcome in young people with T1DM.
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- Tatsuhiko Urakami
- Department of Pediatrics and Health Care, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Viklund G, Wikblad K. Self-perceived health and burden of diabetes in teenagers with type 1 diabetes: psychometric properties of the Swedish measure 'check your health'. Acta Paediatr 2010; 99:422-6. [PMID: 19958300 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the instrument 'Check your health' in teenagers with type 1 diabetes. The instrument measures 'self-reported health' and 'burden of diabetes'. A convenience sample of 199 teenagers, 12-17 years of age, completed the questionnaires 'Check your health' and DisabKids when visiting the diabetes clinic. Forty-seven patients completed the questionnaires at home a second time. In the reliability test, the correlation between test and retest was found to be satisfactory, (0.94-0.62, except for social burden, 0.41). Convergent validity was moderate (0.62-0.38), while the instrument showed good discriminant validity. Self-reported health and burden of diabetes were different in boys and girls, in patients with good or poor metabolic control or who reported high and low disease severity. The domain burden of diabetes turned out to be very sensitive. CONCLUSION The instrument 'Check your health' showed clinical utility in teenagers with diabetes. Reliability and validity tests of the measure showed promising results in Swedish teenagers, and it can probably be used in clinical settings. To further strengthen the convergent validity, it should be compared with other QoL instruments, and to obtain normative values, it has to be used in a larger context.
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- G Viklund
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Nursing Research - Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Shalitin S, Gil M, Nimri R, de Vries L, Gavan MY, Phillip M. Predictors of glycaemic control in patients with Type 1 diabetes commencing continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy. Diabet Med 2010; 27:339-47. [PMID: 20536498 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02925.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To identify variables that predict glycaemic control in Type 1 diabetic patients switched to a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) regimen, in order to improve patient selection for this treatment. METHODS The notes of 421 Type 1 diabetic patients aged 2.6-39.8 years (median 19.4) who initiated CSII treatment in 1998-2007 and used it for > or = 1 year were reviewed. Details about their background and disease-related and treatment-related variables were recorded. At pump initiation, the mean age was 15.9 +/- 7.2 years, mean diabetes duration 6.4 +/- 5.8 years. Mean time of CSII use was 4.1 +/- 2.1 years. Good glycaemic control was defined by glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) stratified by age (American Diabetes Association target levels). Improvement in glycaemic control was defined as a reduction of > or = 0.5% in HbA(1c) from baseline. The change in the rate of severe hypoglycaemic or diabetic ketoacidosis events was also determined. RESULTS There was a significant sustained decrease in HbA(1c) with CSII for an average of 6 years, without increased rates of hypoglycaemia. Achievement of target HbA(1c) was significantly associated with the following parameters at pump initiation: lower HbA(1c) (P < 0.001), younger age (< 12 years), shorter diabetes duration (P < 0.001) and more frequent daily self blood glucose monitoring (SBGM) (P < 0.01). Improved glycaemic control was associated with longer CSII use (P = 0.032) and higher HbA(1c) at CSII initiation (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Switching patients to CSII resulted in sustained decrease in HbA(1c) and improved glycaemic control in patients with high HbA(1c). Young age, frequent SBGM and lower HbA(1c) at pump initiation were identified as predictors of achieving glycaemic targets with CSII.
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- S Shalitin
- The Jesse Z and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.
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Donaghue K. Measuring the effect of guidelines. Pediatr Diabetes 2010; 11:83-4. [PMID: 20415723 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2010.00651.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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El-Habashy SA, Matter RM, El-Hadidi ES, Afifi HR. Plasma adrenomedullin level in Egyptian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: relationship to microvascular complications. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2010; 2:12. [PMID: 20181139 PMCID: PMC2834643 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-2-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adrenomedullin (AM) is known to be elevated in different clinical situations including diabetes mellitus (DM), but its potential role in the pathogenesis of vascular complications in diabetic children and adolescents is to be clarified. Hence, the study aimed at assessment of plasma adrenomedullin levels in children and adolescents with type 1 DM and correlation of these levels with metabolic control and diabetic microvascular complications (MVC). METHODS The study was performed in the Diabetes Specialized Clinic, Children's Hospital of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. It included 55 diabetic children and adolescents (mean age 13.93 +/- 3.15 years) who were subdivided into 40 with no MVC and 15 with MVC. Thirty healthy subjects, age-and sex-matched, were included as control group (mean age 12.83 +/- 2.82 years). Patients and controls were assessed for glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and plasma adrenomedullin assay using ELISA technique. RESULTS Mean plasma AM levels were significantly increased in patients with and without MVC compared to control group, (110.6 pg/mL, 60.25 pg/mL and 39.2 pg/mL respectively) (P < 0.01) with higher levels in those with MVC (P < 0.05). Plasma AM levels were positively correlated with both duration of diabetes (rho = 0.703, P < 0.001) and glycemic control (HbA1c) (rho = 0.453, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Higher plasma AM levels in diabetics particularly in those with MVC & its correlation with diabetes duration and metabolic control may reflect the role of AM in diabetic vasculopathy in the pediatric age group.
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- Safinaz A El-Habashy
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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