ESPE Abstracts

Objectives: Bone health is affected in Type-1-Diabetis (T1D) causing higher risk of hip fractures, prolonged fracture healing and altered bone mineral density (BMD). In T1D adults BMD is found to be decreased. In this study we have measured the BMD in children and adolescents from the Copenhagen Pediatric T1D Cohort.Methods: 276 children and adolescents (131 girls) were included from the diabetes outpatient clinic at Herlev University Hospital. All patie...

Background: Managing diabetes requires self-care, knowledge and support – especially when moving from pediatric to adult care. Finding ways to empower young people in transition and transfer is therefore important.Objective: To develop, test and evaluate a mHealth app for young people with diabetes type 1 transferring from pediatric to adult care.Method: Development: We developed an app-prototype based on rapid prototyping and...