Economic Family Burden of Metabolic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus - Concepedia

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Economic Family Burden of Metabolic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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2008

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Nelly Altamirano-Bustamante, Laura Islas-Ortega, Carlos Robles-Valdés, Juan Garduño‐Espinosa, Gabriela Morales-Cisneros, Alejandro Valderrama, Raúl Calzada-León, M Luisa Cuevas, José Luis Xancopinca, Myriam M. Altamirano‐Bustamante

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Abstract

The highest economic burden was due to self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) 53.0% and insulin 14.8%. The costs were higher in children with poor metabolic control who performed SMBG less often.