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Abstract
Type 1 diabetes usually occurs in people younger than age 30 and often
develops suddenly. It is characterized by an absolute deficiency of insulin, usually
resulting from autoimmune destruction of the insulin. Producing cells of the pancress.
Symptoms include excessive thirst, frequent urination, nausea, and rapid weight loss.
Children’s with Type 1 diabetes require lifelong, daily insulin injections
balanced with a healthful diet and regular exercise to m aintain blood glucose levels in
the normal range. The study aim ed at identifying the special requirem ents of children
with juvenile diabetes, establishm ent and building a nutritional educational program
for diabetic children and m easuring the effect of the suggested program on the
outcome of children with diabetes Achiev e and m aintain optim al glycaem ic control
on an individual basis, balancing food inta ke with m etabolic requirem ents, physical
activity and insulin treatm ent and prevent hypo- and or hyperglycem ia due to insulin,
illness and exercise.
The study started in December, 2006 to April 2007 at Cairo, children’s Hospital
of Ain Shams University. The inclusion crite ria (age from 6 to 12 years old), children
with diabetes.
The study included 31 children with diabetes and their age ranged between 6 to
12 years old. All children in this study were divided into two main groups.
١ . Control group included 14 patients (6 meals and 8 females)
٢ . Experimental group (study group): included 17 patients (6 meals and 11 females).
Both groups were evaluated twice, befo re and after the application of the
nutrition education program (NEP). A sum mary of findings is presented in section
below. The mean value of hemoglobin of experimental group increased significantly
The results show that m ean value of glucose of experim ental group was great
decrement with highly significant. As for th e mean value of triglycerides decreased
significantly. It could be noticed the m an value of creatinine, ALT, sodium and
potassium of experim ental group showed non significant decrease after nutrition
education program but AST decreased significantly.