Severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis among youth with type 1 diabetes in the T1D Exchange clinic registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Severe hypoglycemia (SH) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are common serious acute complications of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of SH and DKA and identify factors related to their occurrence in the T1D Exchange pediatric and young adult cohort.

Research design and methods

The analysis included 13 487 participants in the T1D Exchange clinic registry aged 2 to <26 yr with T1D ≥2 yr. Separate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association of baseline demographic and clinical factors with the occurrence of SH or DKA in the prior 12 months.

Results

Non-White race, no private health insurance, and lower household income were associated with higher frequencies of both SH and DKA (p < 0.001). SH freque

SUBMITTER: Cengiz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4100244 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature