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. 1987 Oct;62(10):1009–1013. doi: 10.1136/adc.62.10.1009

Psychological adjustment and diabetic control.

P Fonagy 1, G S Moran 1, M K Lindsay 1, A B Kurtz 1, R Brown 1
PMCID: PMC1778653  PMID: 3499865

Abstract

Glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations, C peptide secretion, insulin dose, psychiatric state, intellectual functioning, and the extent to which the implementation of the diabetic regimen was shared between parent and child were studied in a cross sectional study of 50 children with diabetes aged 6-16. Indications of psychological disturbance in the children and their parents predicted low glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations in the children, and accounted for 44% of variance in blood glucose control. The child's early and independent participation in the implementation of the diabetic regimen was associated with poor control.

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