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ea0033p31 | (1) | BSPED2013

Growth and metabolic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus associated with other autoimmune diseases

Soni Astha , Shaw Emily Jayne , Natarajan Anuja , Ng Sze May

Aim: To study the effect of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and concurrent autoimmune condition (AI) on long term glycemic control and growth in children.Methods: Twenty-eight children with T1DM and associated autoimmune condition were matched by sex and age at onset with two controls each. HbA1C, height SDS, weight SDS and BMI SDS were measured between 6 months and 5 years after developing T1DM.Results: We included 28 children wit...