Reduced frequency and severity of ketoacidosis at diagnosis of childhood type 1 diabetes in Northwest Saudi Arabia.

CONCLUSIONS: In NWSA, the frequency and severity of DKA at onset of childhood T1D were reduced following 4 years awareness campaign; but the rate is still high. Maintaining the campaign may result in further improvement following a longer period of observation. PMID: 26565539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Diabetes Metab - November 13, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ahmed AM, Al-Maghamsi M, Al-Harbi AM, Eid IM, Baghdadi HH, Habeb AM Tags: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research