Glucose tolerance of 2- to 5-yr-old offspring of diabetic mothers.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and some risk factors for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in 2- to 5-yr-old offspring of diabetic mothers (ODM). The glucose tolerance of 51 offspring born to women with pregnancies complicated by diabetes (type 1) and of 109 children of the control group was analyzed. Our results showed that the fasting glycemia of ODM was similar, when compared to the controls, but 2 h after the glucose loading the glycemia of ODM was significantly higher than that in the control group (5.

Incidence, prevalence, and mortality of insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus in Lithuanian children during 1983-98.

Aims/hypothesis: Our purpose is to analyze interrelations of the incidence, prevalence and mortality of childhood-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) in Lithuania.

Methods: Incidence and prevalence rates were based on the national type 1 diabetes register during 1983-98. The cohort study was performed to evaluate the standardized mortality ratios.

Incidence of type 1 diabetes in Lithuanians aged 0-39 years varies by the urban-rural setting, and the time change differs for men and women during 1991-2000.

Objective: Type 1 diabetes has been associated with factors related to welfare and social class. During the past decade, Lithuania has experienced a transition period, leading to dramatic changes in the socioeconomic structure of the society.

Research Design And Methods: Incidence in the group aged 0-39 years by urban-rural setting (cities >100000 inhabitants, towns, and rural areas), period (1991-1995 and 1996-2000), age, and sex were studied using Poisson regression.