"Type 1 diabetes", men and women are different! ｜2022EASD

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Previous studies have shown that adult type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients have sex differences in cardiovascular disease complications and disease progression, so are these differences also found in children with T1DM?

From September 19 to 23, 2022, the 58th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, and some academic content has been disclosed

Pediatric/adolescent patients with T1DM need to focus on the fact that the younger the age of diagnosis, the longer the duration of the disease, and the higher the risk of adverse outcomes, in order to understand whether gender affects the patient's treatment and outcome

7 points different! There is a gender difference in T1DM in children/adolescents

Overall, female patients had a lower quality of life, and the results were analysed as follows:

➤ Girls have a higher HbA1c at the time of diagnosis, during treatment, and HbA1c increases over time;

➤ Girls are overweight or obese, the prevalence of BMI and dyslipidemia is higher;

➤ Boys develop hypoglycemia and partial remission more than girls;

➤ Girls are treated more often with insulin pumps and at higher doses of insulin;

➤ Girls are more susceptible to ketoacidosis and hospitalization;

➤ Girls are more susceptible to developing most diabetic comorbidities;

➤ Overall, female patients have a lower

Summary of this article

Gender differences in T1DM in children and some outcomes are detrimental to girls, particularly adolescent girls, and these differences should be clinically addressed early and addressed to avoid adverse outcomes