hrp0097p1-228 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2023
T. Papadimitriou Dimitrios
, Dermitzaki Eleni
, Christopoulos Panagiotis
, Papagianni Maria
, Kleanthous Kleanthis
, Papadimitriou Anastasios
, Mastorakos George
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) hits about 1:300 with rising incidence affecting increasingly younger children. Population screening at ages 2-6yrs with T1D associated autoantibodies (T1Ab) has been recently proven sensitive. While potential treatments to prevent or delay T1D are currently in development, a population based cost-effective preventive strategy is still lacking. Hence, 2000IU cholecalciferol daily in a large birth cohort study published in 2001 reduced by 80% the risk of T...