Practice of complementary and alternative medicine use in North Indian children with type 1 diabetes: an exploratory study.

Purpose: Intermittent or concurrent use of Complementary and Alternative medicines (CAM) with insulin may have adverse effects in children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM). This study explores the practices of CAM use in children with T1DM.

Methods: An exploratory study was conducted among parents of children with T1DM attending a tertiary-level diabetes clinic.

Financial burden for families of children with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey from North India.

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) incurs substantial out-of-pocket expenses (OOPE) on insulin and diabetes-related supplies. The information on OOPE is scarce from low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate annual OOPE for children with T1D attending our diabetes clinic located in North India.

"Puddles on the Road": Hurdles in the Pathway from Symptoms to Diagnosis and Treatment in Children with Type 1 Diabetes.

Introduction: This study was conducted to investigate the pathway from first symptoms to initiation of insulin regimen in children with new-onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) and explore the reasons behind diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset among children with T1DM.

Materials And Methods: An exploratory study was conducted using a pretested questionnaire, among parents of children diagnosed with T1DM within preceding 3 months.

Results: Out of the total 105 children, 56.