Association Between lnsulin Resistance an‎d Diabetes Mellitus Type I in Children

Background: Obesity and diabetes mellitus are the common health problems,and obesity is common cause of the insulin resistance. Aim of studv: Aim of the study is to find any correlation between obesity (insulin resistance) and type I diabetes in children. Patients and methods: This study included (40) children with type I diabetes, in addition to (40) children as control.The age of all studied groups ranged from (8-18) years.This study was attemted from Ibn Al- Balady Hospital during from 20 August to 9 Novembar,2008. The subjects wrer divided into (4) groups according to their BMI:- * Obese children,diabetes,n=2O,BMI 30. * Non obese children, diabetes, n=20,BMI 25. Obese children, non diabetes, n=20,BMI 30. * Non obese children,non diabetes, n=20,BMI 25. Venous blood samples were collected , 2ml parts in EDTA tube and used for HbAlc measurement by Alc variant reader and a second part in plain tube for measurement of glucose and insulin .Insulin resistance was determined by mathematic relation (HOMA).