hrp0097p1-36 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2023

Incidence of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Diabetes and Severity at Onset Between Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic COVID-19 Eras in Northern Thailand

Sinthuprasith Pattharaporn , Wejaphikul Karn , Puttawong Dolrutai , Tang-Ngam Hataitip , Sanrattana Naphatsorn , Unachak Kevalee , Dejkhamron Prapai

Background: The incidence rate (IR) of childhood diabetes is increasing globally. These upward trends were also found in Thailand. However, newly diagnosed childhood diabetes incidences are not updated, especially in Northern Thailand. There are possibilities that COVID-19 pandemic affects the development of acute diabetes after infection and the severity of the first clinical presentation of childhood diabetes. However, data are also conflicting regarding the...