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ea0066oc7.8 | Oral Communications 7 | BSPED2019

Children with type 1 diabetes on intensive insulin, in deprived areas and younger onset are at risk of being overweight

Introduction: Children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are at increased risk of being overweight. Being overweight could be related to insulin requirements, female gender, and duration of diabetes. The aim of this study is to examine the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children and young people with T1DM at the Childrens Hospital for Wales and explore co-factors that may contribute to risk.Methods: A retrospective review of all patients with T1DM att...

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ea0039ep39 | Diabetes | BSPED2015

Young people with type 1 diabetes of non-white ethnicity and lower socioeconomic status have poorer glycaemic control in England and Wales – a national population-based study

Khanolkar Amal R , Amin Rakesh , Taylor-Robinson David , Viner Russell M , Warner Justin T , Stepenhson Terence

Introduction: The impact of ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on glycaemic control in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is poorly understood in England and Wales.Methods: We studied 18 478 children and young people with T1D aged <19 years attending diabetes clinics in England and Wales and included in the 20122013 National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). Self-identified ethnicity was categorized as white, Asian, black, mixed, other a...

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Children with type 1 diabetes on intensive insulin, in deprived areas and younger onset are at risk of being overweight

Young people with type 1 diabetes of non-white ethnicity and lower socioeconomic status have poorer glycaemic control in England and Wales – a national population-based study

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