title: Investigation on carbohydrate counting method in type 1 diabetic patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The results from Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) have propounded the importance of the approach of treatment by medical nutrition when treating diabetes mellitus (DM). During this study, we tried to inquire carbohydrate (Kh) count method's positive effects on the type 1 DM treatment's success as well as on the life quality of the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  22 of 37 type 1 DM patients who applied to Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, had been treated by Kh count method and 15 of them are treated by multiple dosage intensive insulin treatment with applying standard diabetic diet as a control group and both of groups were under close follow-up for 6 months. Required approval was taken from the Ethical Committee of Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, as well as informed consent from the patients. The body weight of patients who are treated by carbohydrate count method and multiple dosage intensive insulin treatment during the study beginning and after 6-month term, body mass index, and body compositions are analyzed. A short life quality and medical research survey applied. At statistical analysis, t-test, chi-squared test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There had been no significant change determined at glycemic control indicators between the Kh counting group and the standard diabetic diet and multiple dosage insulin treatment group in our study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a result, Kh counting method which offers a flexible nutrition plan to diabetic individuals is a functional method.
authors.affiliation: Private Sakarya Hospital, Endocrinology Department, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Endocrinology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Efe
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Diet Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazan Erenoğlu
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Endocrinology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Endocrinology Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kebapçi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002241:Carbohydrates; D007328:Insulin