ESPE Abstracts

Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa the prognosis of children with type 1 diabetes is poor. Many are not diagnosed and those diagnosed have a dramatically reduced life expectancy (<1 year).Objective and hypotheses: To identify the predictors of outcome in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Method: A cross sectional study involving 76 children/adolescents (35 boys and 41 girls, mean age of 15.1±3.1 years) with type...