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ea0036P26 | (1) | BSPED2014

Can proportion of children achieving HbA1c below 58 mmol/mol within the first year of diagnosis be used as a standard of quality of care provided for children with type 1 diabetes?

Harrison Clare , Wilkinson Ingrid , Anand Binu , Furley Rachel , Abdullah Nadeem , Bhandari Jasjit , Puthi Vijith , Rafiq Anjum , Lim Sharon , Manoharan Karthikeyini , Gomez Alina , Harham Bharat , Bude Lija , Datta Vipan

Background: Children with HbA1cs in target within the first year of diagnosis of diabetes show tracking of future results1 and experience fewer long term complications.2 This phenomenon is called ‘metabolic memory.3 HbA1C depends on a combination of patient factors and quality of care offered by the team (intensive insulin, communication, and support). We hypothesized that well managed, supported, patients should achieve target HbA1cs at l...