hrp0094wg3.3 | ESPE Working Group on Diabetes Technology (DT) Symposium | ESPE2021

The impact of fear of hyperglycemia in parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus on overall glycemic control

Liberman Alon , Nevo-Schenker Michal , Sachar-Lavie Iris , Phillip Moshe ,

Background: Achieving proper glycemic control is the major goal in the management of type 1 diabetes. The Diabetes Control and Complication Trial showed that optimal glycemic control can decrease micro- and macrovascular complications in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes. Both hypo and hyperglycemia affect crucial regions in the developing brain. In children and young adolescents, most of the work towards achieving optimal glycemic control is led by ...