title: Type 1 Diabetes in the Young: Organization of Two National Centers in Israel and Slovenia.
abstract: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects mainly young people. In the last 50 years, a steady increase of the T1D incidence in the young is reported worldwide, with an average 4 % increase annually. In addition, the mean age at the diagnosis is decreasing. Studies show that good metabolic control is important not only for delaying the chronic complications of diabetes but also for improving the quality of life of patients and their families. Continuous education, together with modern technology, is crucial in achieving these goals. Longitudinal data on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), along with the data on severe hypoglycemia and severe diabetic ketoacidosis, can describe the quality of care in a defined population. Two national reference diabetes centres taking care of children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes in Israel and Slovenia are described.
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoriceva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bratina
authors.affiliation: The Jesse Z. and Sara Lea Shafer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel,14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tikva 4920235, Israel.
authors.forename: Shlomit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalitin
authors.affiliation: The Jesse Z. and Sara Lea Shafer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel,14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tikva 4920235, Israel.
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phillip
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoriceva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Tadej
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Battelino
keywords: children; continuous glucose monitoring; education; insulin pump; metabolic control; reference centre; type 1 diabetes