Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents.

Kim,  Yeong Sun

doi:2018.19.3.175

J Korean Diabetes > Volume 19(3); 2018 > Article

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The Journal of Korean Diabetes 2018;19(3):175-179.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2018.19.3.175 Published online October 5, 2018.

청소년기 제1형 당뇨병 환자의 관리

김영순

Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents.

Yeong Sun Kim

Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea. yskim6943@hanmail.net

Abstract

The number of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has been increasing and reached 3.19 per 100,000 in Korea. Children aged 10 to 14 years had the highest rate of 4.46 per 100,000. There are about 1,720 children in Korea with type 1 diabetes under the age of 18 and 1,200 of those are between the ages 13 and 18. The target for type 1 diabetes is HbA1c level of 7.5%. However, due to rapid hormone changes during puberty, controlling blood sugar level can be challenging. Since successful management of blood sugar for patients with type 1 diabetes has many long-term benefits including reduced medical cost and improved quality of life, method to help patients maintain their daily routines such as motivational interviewing should be developed.

Key Words: Adolescent, Type 1 diabetes