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- Title
Parent-child dyads in type 1 diabetes: Study of the impact of offspring diagnosis on control and outcomes.
- Authors
Cronin, Conor; Hennessey, Elena; Matyka, Krystyna; O'Connell, Susan M.
- Abstract
This quantitative retrospective study examined glycaemic control and engagement with services in parents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) following their child's diagnosis. It also compared the children's glycaemic control, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis and episodes of severe hypoglycaemia with case-matched children with newly-diagnosed T1D. Six of the 17 parents who participated were not attending any diabetes service and three were awaiting an appointment having re-engaged following their child's diagnosis. Despite a perceived improvement in diabetes management among 16 parents in the 2 years following their children's diagnosis, no improvement was seen in clinic attendance or HbA1c level. No differences were found in HbA1c levels or episodes of severe hypoglycaemia between the two groups of children. There was a lower rate of DKA in the dyad group at diagnosis, which may be attributed to an earlier identification of the disease process among parents.
- Subjects
TYPE 1 diabetes; PARENT-child relationships; TREATMENT of diabetes; DIAGNOSIS of diabetes; DIABETIC acidosis
- Publication
Diabetes Care for Children & Young People, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2050-1528
- Publication type
Article