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Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

The diet in children with diabetes mellitus (DM)

Authors: Dario Iafusco, Angela Zanfardino, Santino Confetto, Francesco Prisco

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 1/2014

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Excerpt

A proper nutritional plan is important in the treatment of children and adolescents with diabetes. Its main functions are a) maintaining a good metabolic control, reducing the risk of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemic crisis (induced by prolonged fasting or errors in insulin dose) and b) sustaining the "long term health", allowing a good general state of health, normal growth and pubertal development and reducing the risk of micro and macro vascular complications. …
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Metadata
Title
The diet in children with diabetes mellitus (DM)
Authors
Dario Iafusco
Angela Zanfardino
Santino Confetto
Francesco Prisco
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S1-A43

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