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M Vias
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[Investment of the associations: Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques as a model].
This paper describes the action of an association known as l'Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques, in terms of education, by the organization of summer camps and of regional and national meetings, of information, through these meetings and the diffusion of a quarterly journal, and or research.
HbA1c in children attending summer camps organized by l'Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques. Evidence for a harmful effect of lipohypertrophies in the early years of diabetes.
Glycated haemoglobin was determined by using the spot test method for blood sampling in all the children and teenagers attending the summer camps organized by l'Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques in July 1989. A questionnaire was completed for each subject, relating age, the duration of the disease, the insulin regimen, the level of knowledge, the intensivity of urine and blood glucose self monitoring, and the presence of lipohypertrophies. The statistical analysis of the data suggests that the two only parameters which were found to have an influence on the level of glycated haemoglobin were the duration of the disease and the presence of lipohypertrophies: in the early years of diabetes (up to 4 years), HbA1c was significantly lower in patients without lipohypertrophies (7.90 +/- 0.18%, n = 78), than in those with lipohypertrophies (8.60 +/- 0.22%, n = 46, m +/- SEM, p < 0.02). This study should focus the attention of clinicians on the deleterious effect of lipohypertrophies, which can be observed very early on in the course of the disease.
[The Aide to Juvenile Diabetes Association: its role in the management and education of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes].
"L'Aide aux Jeunes diabétiques" (AJD) is an association which strives to help insulin-dependent patients assume responsibility for the management of their disease and lead normal lives. As in all chronic diseases, self-care concerning management is essential in diabetes mellitus and requires patient education which is an integral part of the therapeutic program. AJD organizes three types of interventions. 1) Stays in special summer camps provide children, teenagers and young adults with the opportunity for receiving education in a recreational setting conducive to acquisition of knowledge and behaviors required for the management of their disease. Each year, over 1,000 children stay in these camps. Furthermore, vacation camps provide physicians and nurses with unique opportunities for gaining proficiency in the monitoring and treatment of diabetes mellitus. 2) Continuing education through a news bulletin and information meetings improves compliance to treatment. 3) Social and scientific interventions directly involve AJD members and provide them with regular information. In conclusion, AJD plays a central role in the management of type I diabetes mellitus in France.
[Education about diabetes, help to young diabetics (AJD)].
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