ESPE Abstracts

Background: Diabetes is the third commonest chronic disease of childhood. When a child or an adolescent is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), adaptation to a new life is usually a challenge for the whole family. There are specific challenges posed by T1D on the affected children, and their families, at different developmental age groups. The correlation between HbA1c and age specific psychological challenges, to our knowledge, has not been previously explored in the Middle ...