[Relationship between nutrition factors and glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus].
OBJECTIVE
To identify nutritional factors that affected the glycemic control of the studied population.


METHODS
One hundred forty-six children and adolescents, aged 7 to 19 years, followed-up at the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais participated in the study.The diet of each participant was evaluated by means of a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire, previously validated in a pilot-project. Glycemic control was assessed through the average of HbA1c results obtained six months prior to date of diet evaluation.


RESULTS
Diets with high protein content, less saturated fats, and lower glycemic index (GI)/glycemic load (GL) had a positive effect on glycemic control. The consumption of sucrose and of free snacks provided by the school had a negative influence on glycemic control.


CONCLUSIONS
The consumption of nutritionally adequate and low GI/GL diets favored glycemic control of the studied population.
Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Karla Cristina
KC
Queiroz
Ivani Novato
IN
Silva
Rita de Cássia Gonçalves
Rde C
Alfenas
D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet / Q000145:classification*; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D038321:Glycemic Index / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human