ArticleBMC pediatrics2022
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the glycemic control of children with type 1 diabetes.
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- The impact of COVID lockdown on glycaemic control in paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 observational studies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
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- Adolescents' Diabetes Self-Management Regimens and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Endocrine manifestations of COVID-19 in children: A scoping review.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2023Article
- Metabolic control during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes: results from the German DPV initiative.Acta diabetologica · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HbAAdvances in laboratory medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of lockdown on children with type-1 diabetes: returning to the community was associated with a decrease in HbA1c.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Sustained Improvement in Glycemic Control in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes 2 Years After the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
- The incidence and causes of acute hospitalizations and emergency room visits in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-centre experience.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2023Article
- Diabetes and COVID-19: Short- and Long-Term Consequences.Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundBetween March 18
methodsIn this retrospective register study from a pediatric diabetes outpatient clinic, we analyzed the glycemic data of T1D patients (n = 245; aged 4 to 16 years) before and under the lockdown. All the participants used continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM or iCGM), two-thirds were on insulin pumps (CSII), and one-third on multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) therapy.
resultsIn our patient cohort, time in range (TIR, n = 209) and mean glucose levels (n = 214) were similar prior to and under the lockdown (mean change 0.44% [95%CI: -1.1-2.0], p = 0.56 and -0.13 mmol/mol [95%CI: -0.3-0.1], p = 0.17, respectively). However, children treated with CSII improved their glycemic control significantly during the lockdown: TIR improved on average 2.4% [0.6-4.2] (p = 0.010) and mean blood glucose level decreased -0.3 mmol/mol [-0.6-(-0.1)] (p = 0.008). The difference was more pronounced in girls, adolescents and patients using conventional insulin pumps.
conclusionsThe glycemic control in T1D children did not deteriorate under the lockdown, and patients on CSII even improved their control, which suggests that social distancing might have allowed families to use the insulin pump more accurately as out-of-home activities were on hold.
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