Factores asociados a la glucemia anormal en pacientes de 10 a 15 años con diabetes tipo 1 atendidos en la consulta externa de un Hospital pediátrico en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The factors associated with abnormal glycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes such as lack of exercise, hereditary diet are vital to know them to avoid complications and improve the health of patients, in our study whose objective was to identify the factors associated with the abnormal glycemia in patients aged 10 to 15 years with type 1 diabetes seen in the outpatient clinic of the Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante Children's Hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Type of study descriptive, prospective quantitative, population was 67 patients Method of information collection was used a questionnaire of questions addressed to parents and caregivers of children with abnormal glycemia, the technique used was the survey, the results could be determined that most of the study population does not have adequate food either in the nutritional value of food, since 40% of children and adolescents eat fat and carbohydrates in considerable quantity, 31% do not practice any type of activity physicist for a sedentary lifestyle, it was also established that they have diseases associated with the development of diabetes with 28% present obesity and 19% hypertension, it was estimated in the research carried out 53% indicated that they have family members with diabetes, in conclusion is that all these factors are associated in a decisive way to the abnormal glycemia presented in said p you are.