title: [Blood sugar control in children and young diabetics during an educational summer camp].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of educative summer camp on the glycemic control in two different age-groups of young diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  54 patients (36 M, 18 F, age 10-27 years, duration of diabetes 2-19 years), treated with 0.81 +/- 0.2 UI/kg/day of insulin and with HbA1c mean levels of 8.25 +/- 1.35 g% were followed by an equip of 8 medical doctors, 4 nurses and 1 dietician for a week during an educative summer camp.
  
  
  RESULTS
  34 children, group 1 (20 M, 14 F, 10-14 years aged, mean duration of the disease 4.52 years, range 2-12 years) and 20 young adults, group 2 (16 M, 4 F, age 16-27 years, mean duration 10.21 years, range 2-19 years) were evaluated. Insulin doses and HbA1c levels were 0.82 +/- 0.21 UI/kg/day vs 0.80 +/- 0.22 U/kg/day and 9.54 +/- 1.5% vs 7.6 +/- 0.6%, p < 0.02 in group 1 and 2 respectively. Glycemic levels at 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. were significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 (180 +/- 87 mg% vs 219 +/- 77 mg%, p < 0.05 and 164 +/- 84 mg% vs 201 +/- 81 mg%, p < 0.05). Hypoglycemic/patient/episodes were 1.82 vs 0.72, p < 0.05 in group 1 and group 2 respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. Glycemic control was unsatisfactory in both groups and it was significantly worse in the group of youngs, though in this group HbA1c level was significantly lower. 2. The risk of hypoglycemia was significantly higher in group 1, though in this group insulin doses were significantly decreased.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceschel
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Calipa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cattin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocecco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012646:Self Administration
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin
vernacular_title: Controllo glicemico in bambini e giovani diabetici durante un soggiorno educativo estivo.