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ea0041gp142 | Paediatric Endocrinology & Development | ECE2016

Association between urinary magnesium and glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Cunha Filipe , Oliveira Juliana , Saavedra Ana , Alves Ines , Santos-Silva Rita , Costa Carla , Castro-Correia Cintia , Fontoura Manuel

Background: Hypomagnesemia is common in patients with diabetes; possibly due to higher renal magnesium excretion in those patients. Hypomagnesemia seems to correlate with poor glycaemic control. The relationship between urinary magnesium (UMg) and glycaemic control is not known. We aimed to study the association between UMg and glycaemic control in a type 1 diabetes (T1D) pediatric population.Methods: Study of a pediatric population with T1D attending th...