A proposal for breakfast to improve the postprandial glucose response in children with type 1 diabetes - Preliminary results from a camp-based study

Monica Marino; Giada Boccolini; Patrizio Tombolini; Valentina Tiberi; Antonio Iannilli; Sara Santarelli; Francesco Gasparini; Annalisa Carciofi; Antonia Capogna; Valentino Cherubini

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111881

A proposal for breakfast to improve the postprandial glucose response in children with type 1 diabetes - Preliminary results from a camp-based study

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2024 Dec:218:111881. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111881. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche G. Salesi Hospital, 60123 Ancona, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche G. Salesi Hospital, 60123 Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Health, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche, Salesi Hospital, 60121 Ancona, Italy.

PMID: 39368490
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111881

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate post - prandial glucose response (PPGR) after a traditional Italian breakfast and an alternative meal in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Preliminary findings showed that by replacing a small portion ofcarbohydrates with fats helpsimprovingPPGR after breakfast in children with T1D.

Keywords: Breakfast; Diabetes education; Nutrition; Post prandial glucose response; Type 1 diabetes.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Blood Glucose* / analysis
Blood Glucose* / metabolism
Breakfast*
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / diet therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Postprandial Period* / physiology

Substances

Blood Glucose