Lessons Learnt from Influences of the Marmara Earthquake on Glycemic Control and Quality of Life in People with Type 1 Diabetes

Lessons Learnt from Influences of the Marmara Earthquake on Glycemic Control and Quality of Life in People with Type 1 Diabetes

To examine the short- and long-term influences of the Marmara earthquake, which occurred on August 17, 1999 in Turkey, on glycemic control and quality of life (QOL), HbA1c, insulin requirement and QOL of 88 people with type 1 diabetes living in the quake zone were evaluated one year before (PreE), 3...

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Veröffentlicht in:Endocrine Journal 2004, Vol.51(4), pp.407-414
Hauptverfasser: SENGÜL, Ahmet, ÖZER, Emel, SALMAN, Serpil, SALMAN, Fatih, SAGLAM, Zuhal, SARGIN, Mehmet, HATUN, Sükrü, SATMAN, Ilhan, YILMAZ, Temel
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Blood Glucose - analysis
Body Mass Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology
Disasters
Earthquake
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis
Glycemic control
Humans
Insulin - administration & dosage
Male
Quality of Life
Time Factors
Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:To examine the short- and long-term influences of the Marmara earthquake, which occurred on August 17, 1999 in Turkey, on glycemic control and quality of life (QOL), HbA1c, insulin requirement and QOL of 88 people with type 1 diabetes living in the quake zone were evaluated one year before (PreE), 3 months after (PostE) and one year after (FE) the earthquake. HbA1c levels and daily insulin requirements increased significantly at PostE (HbA1c from 7.4 ± 1.3% to 8.5 ± 1.8%, p
ISSN:0918-8959
1348-4540
DOI:10.1507/endocrj.51.407