Carbohydrate Counting versus Fixed Insulin Doses in Children and adolescents with Type 1 DM
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https://doi.org/10.58987/g2n9t830Keywords:
Type I Diabetes Mellitus, Carbohydrate Counting, Insulin, Children, NutritionAbstract
Diabetes mellitus incidence raising globally. Diet control is one of important aspects in children with type 1 diabetes. We aimed to compare glucose control in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents using the fixed insulin meal doses with those who counted carbohydrates precisely. So we do a across sectional study on diabetic children and adolescents with type I diabetes mellitus visiting Tobruk Diabetic Center in three months period , Data collected by author through questionnaire including demographic data of children, who using carbohydrate counting versus fixed daily prandial doses and last glycosated hemoglobin and any complications happened. So we divide the patients into two groups :carbohydrate counting and fixed insulin dose groups and compare blood sugar control in both groups. We found no any different in blood sugar control and glycosated hemoglobin in children and adolescent using either carbohydrate counting nor fixed daily insulin doses with poor glycemic control in most studied diabetic patients. Also gender not affecting on glycemic control and no correlation between the disease chronicity, complications and previous hospital admission and carbohydrate counting usage.
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