Diabetes knowledge in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents and glycemic control.

Objective: To evaluate diabetes knowledge and skills (DKS) in adolescents (>10 year) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their parents, and its effect on glycemic control.

Methods: A ready-to-use program and a standardized questionnaire comprising 50 true-false questions based on this program, were elaborated by a National Committee, to help dispensing education at diagnosis of T1D. The questionnaire was completed by 2933 T1D patients (49% girls, 51% boys; 14.

Insulin regimens, diabetes knowledge, quality of life, and HbA1c in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Objectives: To further describe the changes in insulin therapy regimens and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and their associations with diabetes knowledge and quality of life.

Research Design And Methods: The study included 4293 children and adolescents (12.9 ± 2.

Changes in insulin therapy regimens over 10 yr in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes attending diabetes camps.

Objective: To describe the changes in insulin therapy regimens of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes over 10 yr and their correlation with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).

Research Design And Methods: The study included 7206 children and adolescents (age 12.8 ± 2.

[Aide aux jeunes diabétiques, a diabetes school for children].

The general aim of the association Aide aux jeunes diabétiques (AID) (Help for young diabetics) is to help children and their families live as well as possible with the disease. This requires specific education which forms part of the overall therapy and which combines training, information and patient compliance. The AJD works on all three of these levels during the holidays it organises for young diabetics.

A novel method for measuring patients' adherence to insulin dosing guidelines: introducing indicators of adherence.

Background: Diabetic type 1 patients are often advised to use dose adjustment guidelines to calculate their doses of insulin. Conventional methods of measuring patients' adherence are not applicable to these cases, because insulin doses are not determined in advance. We propose a method and a number of indicators to measure patients' conformance to these insulin dosing guidelines.