Open AccessThe relationship between quality of self-monitoring and glycemic control in romanian children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Bogdan Timar,
Viorel Șerban,
A Lǎcǎtuşu,
Laura Barna,
Florentina Fiera,
Adrian Vlad
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
romanian journal of diabetes nutrition and metabolic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2284-6417
pISSN - 2068-8245
DOI - 10.2478/v10255-012-0029-x
Subject(s) - glycemic , medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood glucose monitoring , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , endocrinology
Objectives: Optimal glycemic control is mandatory in diabetic children and adolescents for the prevention of diabetes complications, but it is difficult to be obtained due to a series of factors, including the limited availability of blood glucose self-monitoring tests. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the number of daily self-monitoring tests and quality of glycemic control. Material and method: We enrolled 783 individuals previously diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and investigated the significance of differences in HbA1c values between groups with distinct number of blood glucose measurements at home for each age group. Results: We found significant improvements of glycemic control with the increase in the number of daily tests, with some particularities among the groups. Conclusions: Among other intrinsic and external factors, blood glucose selfmonitoring has an important role in obtaining a good glycemic control.