Rising incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Montenegro.

Introduction: The incidence rate of childhood type1 diabetes continues to rise across Europe by an average of approximately 3–4% per annum.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine incidence and trends of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0–14 years in Montenegro from 1997 to 2011.

Methods: This was a prospective study.

RECENT INCIDENCE OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS IN MONTENEGRO: A SHIFT TOWARD YOUNGER AGE AT DISEASE ONSET.

In the last several decades, a great number of studies have pointed to a dramatic increase of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) incidence in the whole world, especially in younger age groups. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess changes in the age distribution at onset of T1DM in Montenegro children aged < 15 years during a 15-year period (1997-2011) and analyze the seasonal pattern. Primary case ascertainment was from diabetes register, secondary and tertiary independent data sources were hospital case records and register of children receiving free test stripes in pharmacy.

Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus from Montenegro: relationship to metabolic control.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TIDM) in Montenegro compared with healthy controls and to estimate the effect of metabolic control on perceptions of HRQOL.

Methods: This study involved children and adolescents with T1DM, age- and gender-matched healthy children and their parents. Children and adolescents with T1DM and their parents completed Peds QL 4.