Abstract

Objective: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease of childhood characterized by insulin insufficiency and hyperglycemia due to the destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas. The aim of this study was to determine the laboratory and clinical characteristics of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and to compare the findings with the literature.

Material and Methods: This is a descriptive study of 162 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus followed by the Pediatric Endocrinology department between January 2010 and 2013.results: A total of 162 patients were included in this study (mean age, 12. 3 ±4. 2 years). The mean duration of diabetes was 3.89 ± 2.3 years and mean HbA1c was 2.5 ± 9.74%. In addition to Type 1 DM, 6.7% of cases (n = 11) had celiac disease and 18.52% of the cases (n = 30) had autoimmune thyroid disease. Hypertension was present in 9.2% of the cases (n = 15) while 7.4% (n = 12) had dyslipidemia. We found had 24-hour urine microalbuminuria in 6.1% of the cases (n = 10) and decreased EMG nerve conduction velocity in 15.4% of the cases (n =25).conclusion: It is important to detect any concurrent autoimmune disorders and diabetes-related potential complications in the early stages and to take preventive measures to increase the quality of life during follow-up of patients with Type 1 DM

Keywords: Microvascular complications, Autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Akyürek N, Atabek ME, Eklioğlu BS. Long Term Monitoring of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Single Center Experience. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 May 24];9(4):243-7. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/303