ESPE Abstracts

Background: COVID19 Lockdown resulted in an extreme change in daily lifestyle with a significant increase in weight and loss of quality of life, as well as an increase in the risk of secondary health conditions even in young people. One reason for this is a fatal change in the nutritional situation, especially among adolescents. Convincing models to counter this problem are missing so far. Multiprofessional training programs could reveal an outstanding effect ...

Objectives: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) has been associated with lower HbA1c. To explore whether CSII initiation leads to HbA1c improvement in each individual with type-1 diabetes and to identify co-variates which might influence change in HbA1c.Methods: 5,040 pediatric type-1-diabetes subjects (δ20 y, 49% boys, median age at diabetes onset [Q1;Q3]: 5.9 [3.5;8.4] years) ...

Objectives: To discuss all challenges involved with providing children (including the very young) and adolescents with diabetes (CwD) with the latest appropriate technology, such as automated insulin delivery systems (AIDs), to manage their blood glucose and help improve their quality of life and suggest ways in which access to new types of devices available to adults can be improved for children with T1D.Methods: In con...