Disparities in Glycemic Outcomes Persist in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and High-Technology Use

• Published in: Pediatric diabetes Vol. 2023; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Nath, Meryl C., Frey, Blake, Atchison, Joycelyn, Schmitt, Jessica A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 2023; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Blood glucose; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Child; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - ethnology; Female; Glucose; Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis; Glycemic Control; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data; Hemoglobin; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - administration & dosage; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Infusion pumps; Insulin; Insulin - administration & dosage; Insulin Infusion Systems - statistics & numerical data; Male; Regression analysis; White

Background. Racial disparities are well described in glycemic outcomes in youth with Type 1 diabetes mellites (T1D). Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has some limitations in comparing glycemia across patient groups as there are individual variations in mean glucose and HbA1c. Objective. This study aimed to co...