hrp0092p3-73 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2019

The Prevalence of Hypertension and its Relationship to Glycemic Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Khater Doaa , Omar Magdy , Abozaid Heba

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a chronic disease with many chronic complications as nephropathy, retinopathy and neuropathy or macrovascular complications as coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease due to the effects of hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia on vascular endothelial function. Moreover, in patients with T1DM, hypertension (HTN) is a significant contributor to the development of both micro- and macrovascular complications.<p cl...