MOST Australian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes are not meeting recognised HbA1c targets, according to a new study published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia.
The first national audit of children with the condition aimed to assess glycaemic control, anthropometry and insulin regimens in a national sample, with 3,279 participants included with a mean age of 12.8.
The study looked at people with type 1 diabetes of at least 12 months' duration for whom data were added to the Australian Diabetes Data Network registry during 2015, with five paediatric diabetes centres in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia taking part.
The authors concluded that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was high, saying "there is an urgent need to identify barriers to achieving optimal glycaemic control in this population".
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