diabetes research and clinical practice 107 (2015) 113–122
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Glucose control in Rwandan youth with type 1 diabetes following establishment of systematic, HbA1c based, care and education Sara L. Marshall a, Deborah V. Edidin d, Vincent C. Arena b, Dorothy J. Becker c, Clareann H. Bunker a, Crispin Gishoma f, Francois Gishoma f, Ronald E. LaPorte a, Vedaste Kaberuka f, Graham Ogle e, Laurien Sibomana a, Trevor J. Orchard a,* a
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA c University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA d Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA e International Diabetes Federation Life for a Child Program and Australian Diabetes Council, Sydney, NSW, Australia f Association Rwandaise des Diabetiques, Kigali, Rwanda b
article info
abstract
Article history:
Aims: To assess change in glycemic control concurrent with increased clinic visits, HbA1c
Received 8 May 2014
testing, and education. Rates of complications were also examined.
Received in revised form
Methods: A 1–2 year follow-up of 214 members of the Rwanda Life for a Child program (aged
26 August 2014
Contents available at ScienceDirect
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice journ al h ome pa ge : www .elsevier.co m/lo cate/diabres
Glucose control in Rwandan youth with type 1 diabetes following establishment of systematic, HbA1c based, care and education Sara L. Marshall a, Deborah V. Edidin d, Vincent C. Arena b, Dorothy J. Becker c, Clareann H. Bunker a, Crispin Gishoma f, Francois Gishoma f, Ronald E. LaPorte a, Vedaste Kaberuka f, Graham Ogle e, Laurien Sibomana a, Trevor J. Orchard a,* a
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA c University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA d Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA e International Diabetes Federation Life for a Child Program and Australian Diabetes Council, Sydney, NSW, Australia f Association Rwandaise des Diabetiques, Kigali, Rwanda b
article info
abstract
Article history:
Aims: To assess change in glycemic control concurrent with increased clinic visits, HbA1c
Received 8 May 2014
testing, and education. Rates of complications were also examined.
Received in revised form
Methods: A 1–2 year follow-up of 214 members of the Rwanda Life for a Child program (aged
26 August 2014
