Predictors of Glucose Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a Cross‑Sectional Study in Khartoum, Sudan
Author(s) -
Zainab Taha,
Zeinab Eltoum,
Sidiga Washi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.423
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , cross sectional study , socioeconomic status , diabetes mellitus , type 1 diabetes , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , environmental health , population , endocrinology , physics , pathology , optics
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a rapidly growing problem in Sudan as well as other African countries. Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have previously been found to have poor glycemic control. Strict glycemic control reduces the incidence and progression of chronic complications.
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