Evaluation of consultations of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate socio-demographic properties, diagnoses and drug use of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: The records of 21 patients, admitted to Ege University Faculty of Medicine Children’s Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology Department and consulted by Child and Adolescent Psychiatry were evaluated.

Results: The majority (61.9 %) of the patients were female and the mean age of the subjects was 14.6±3.2. The majority (66.7 %) of the patients had depressive symptoms and were under antidepressant treatment.

Conclusion: Psychiatric disorders are commonly seen in children and adolescents with type one diabetes. These patients mostly use antidepressant treatment