A contrast between children and adolescents with excellent and poor control: the T1D Exchange clinic registry experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Optimizing glycemic control in pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) is essential to minimizing long-term risk of complications. We used the T1D Exchange database from 58 US diabetes clinics to identify differences in diabetes management characteristics among children categorized as having excellent vs. poor glycemic control.

Methods

Among registry participants 6-17 yr old with diabetes duration ≥ 2 yr, those with excellent control [(A1c <7%)(53 mmol/mol) (N = 588)] were compared with those with poor control [(A1c ≥ 9% )(75 mmol/mol) (N = 2684)] using logistic regression.

Results

The excellent and poor control groups differed substantially in diabetes management (p < 0.001 for all) with more of the excellent control group using insulin pumps, performing blood glu

SUBMITTER: Campbell MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4164957 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature