The influence of treatment, age at onset, and metabolic control on height in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes-A SWEET collaborative study.
Svensson JannetAnke SchwandtDanièle PacaudJacques BeltrandNiels H BirkebækRoque Cardona-HernandezKristina CasteelsSofia CastroValentino CherubiniDeclan CodyNaama FischDhruvi HasnaniOlga KordonouriIoanna KosteriaAndrea LuczayAuste Pundziute-LyckåClaudio MaffeisBarbara PicciniPoran LuxmiZdenek SumnikCarine de BeaufortPublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2018)
For youths treated at centers offering modern diabetes management, major growth disturbances are virtually eliminated. For children with a young age at onset, high HbA1c, injections, and/or non-intensive diabetes, treatment still requires attention in order to attain normal growth.