{"id":723,"date":"2026-03-01T18:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/?p=723"},"modified":"2026-03-01T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:48:33","slug":"sehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/sehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents at the Annaba University Hospital: epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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DOI<\/strong>: 10.48087\/BJMS.2026.130312<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authors:<\/strong>\u00a0Hasna SEHAB1<\/sup>, Zahira BOUDIAF2<\/sup>, Djamila BELAMRI1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliations:<\/strong>\u00a01- Service de p\u00e9diatrie, clinique Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se CHU de Annaba, Alg\u00e9rie. 2- Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU Annaba \u2013 Alg\u00e9rie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Introduction:<\/strong> Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease prevalent in children, including in Algeria. Its diagnosis is often straightforward, in contrast to the complex and urgent management required in certain clinical situations. The aim of this work is to analyze, through our experience, the diagnostic and therapeutic contexts of this condition and to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of diabetic children and adolescents. Material and Methods:<\/strong> This was a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out at the pediatric diabetology clinic of the \u00ab\u00a0Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se\u00a0\u00bb Pediatric Hospital, University Hospital of Annaba. It included 227 children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years diagnosed with T1D. Data were obtained from hospitalization and consultation records and supplemented by a structured survey sheet collecting recent information. Results:<\/strong> The mean age at the time of the study was 10.64 \u00b1 3.47 years, with a slight female predominance (sex ratio: 0.81). The mean age of onset of T1D was 7.82 \u00b1 3.61 years, and the mean disease duration was 2.87 \u00b1 2.88 years. The initial clinical presentation was dominated by ketosis (64.3%), while diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset accounted for 29.5% of cases. The latter was significantly more frequent in children under 5 years of age and in those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds (p < 0.001). Nearly all patients (94.3%) had a height within the normal range (between \u22122 and +2 SD), and 51.1% were prepubertal. Glycemic control, as measured by mean HbA1c, was 8.58 \u00b1 1.48%. The conventional insulin regimen was the most commonly used initial treatment (74.44%), whereas at the time of the study, the basal-bolus regimen was predominant (66.5% of cases). Acute complications included hospitalizations for ketosis or ketoacidosis in 25.3% of patients and for severe hypoglycemia in 9.6%. Conclusion:<\/strong> Type 1 diabetes is common in Algeria, particularly in Annaba. While its diagnosis is often straightforward, early recognition of initial ketoacidosis remains essential. The optimal treatment regimen is one that achieves good HbA1c levels while minimizing acute complications and preserving quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords:<\/strong>\u00a0type1 diabetes, child, adolescent, insulin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fulltext\u00a0(PDF) DOI: 10.48087\/BJMS.2026.130312 Authors:\u00a0Hasna SEHAB1, Zahira BOUDIAF2, Djamila BELAMRI1 Affiliations:\u00a01- Service de p\u00e9diatrie, clinique Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se CHU de Annaba, Alg\u00e9rie. 2- Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU Annaba \u2013 Alg\u00e9rie. Abstract Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease prevalent in children, including in Algeria. Its diagnosis is often straightforward, in contrast to the complex and … Continuer la lecture de Type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents at the Annaba University Hospital: epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":725,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions\/725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batnajms.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}