Academic abilities and glycaemic control in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 668 - 673
• Main Authors: Semenkovich, K., Patel, P. P., Pollock, A. B., Beach, K. A., Nelson, S., Masterson, J. J., Hershey, T., Arbeláez, A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Development - drug effects; Adult; Child; Child Development - drug effects; Cognition - drug effects; Cognition Disorders - complications; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Cognition Disorders - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy; Educational Status; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Humans; Hyperglycemia - prevention & control; Hypoglycemia - epidemiology; Hypoglycemia - prevention & control; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin - therapeutic use; Intelligence - drug effects; Learning Disorders - complications; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Learning Disorders - prevention & control; Male; Missouri - epidemiology; Risk; Young Adult

Aims To determine if children and young people aged < 23 years with Type 1 diabetes differ in academic ability from age‐matched control subjects without Type 1 diabetes and whether academic scores are related to glycaemic control. Methods Using a cross‐sectional study design, we administered cogn...