Effect of insulin therapy on IGF-1 level in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a comparison between DKA and non-DKA

Autor: Robabeh Ghergherechi, Siamak Shiva, Haleh Behbod
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of pediatric endocrinologymetabolism : JPEM. 26(9-10)
ISSN: 2191-0251
Popis: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The issue of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and diabetes in adults and type 2 diabetes has been well investigated. A few studies have investigated the serum IGF-1 level at the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children. In the present study, we investigated the IGF-1 level of T1DM children before and after insulin therapy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Between August 2011 and October 2012, 62 children with newly diagnosed T1DM were recruited. Serum IGF-1 levels were compared before and 1 month after insulin therapy between diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and non-DKA patients. RESULTS Thirty-one patients without DKA (18 girls and 13 boys, mean age 8.8 ± 3.01 years) and 31 patients with DKA (18 girls and 13 boys, mean age 8.3 ± 3.7 years) were studied. The mean IGF-1 in the DKA group was lower than that in the non-DKA group; however, this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.10). Serum IGF-1 levels increased significantly 1 month after insulin therapy in both the DKA (p
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