Table 2 Characteristics of children with type 1 diabetes

Age

3–5 years old

7

5.6

6–9 years old

36

28.8

10–14 years old

59

47.2

15–18 years old

23

18.4

Type of educational institution the child attends

State-funded kindergarten/school, general education group/class

103

82.4

State-funded kindergarten/school, integrated group/class

12

9.6

Private kindergarten/school, general education group/class

8

6.4

Does not attend any institution

2

1.6

Insulin administration method

Pen

23

18.4

Insulin pump

102

81.6

Glycaemia monitoring method

Glucometers

52

41.6

FGM

13

10.4

CGM

21

16.8

Combination of different methods

39

31.2

HbA1c

HbA1c ≤ 7%

58

46.4

HbA1c > 7%

67

53.6

Disease duration

1–3 years

71

56.8

4–6 years

26

20.8

7–9 years

20

16.0

10–14 years

8

6.4

Frequency of blood glucose measurements during the day

2–4 times

18

14.5

5–7 times

45

36.3

8–10 times

36

29.0

11–16 times

14

11.3

≥ 17 times

11

8.9

Frequency of blood glucose measurements at night

Once or not at all

25

20.2

Twice

40

32.3

Three times

31

25.0

4–6 times

17

13.7

≥ 7 times

11

8.8

Number of hypoglycaemic events in the last 6 months

No decline

40

32.0

1–3

35

28.0

4–7

19

15.2

8–15

14

11.2

≥ 16 times

17

13.6