Assessment of diabetes control in insulin pump therapy in late adolescentsand young adults with type 1 diabetes.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate metabolic control in insulin pump therapy (IPT) in late adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted in 86 subjects with type 1 diabetes, and included 45 patients aged 16-19 years (mean 17.6±1.

[Quality of treatment in children with type 1 diabetes based on the Polish Prospective Pump Programme].

Background: In pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, the value of HbA1c is a predictor of the risk of late systemic complications in adulthood. In the last years significant changes in the method of treatment in pre-pubertal children with T1DM have taken place. However, there is lack of precise data concerning the results of metabolic control of this group of patients.

[Clinical similarity and diagnostic difficulties in differentiation of diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 in adolescence - case report].

Unlabelled: The authors would like to present the difficulties in differentiation of diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 in adolescence on the basis of two 17 years-old patients. In both patients' cases the following symptoms: polydipsia, polyuria and weight loss with hyperglycemia and glycosuria have been observed for a few months. During laboratory studies some additional abnormalities were observed: elevated HbA1c, dyslipidemia and high level of liver enzymes.