TY - JOUR T1 - Teleconsultation for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience of a university hospital in Brazil JO - Jornal de Pediatria (English Edition) T2 - AU - Santana,Yasmin EugĂȘnia AU - Liberatore,Raphael Del Roio SN - 00217557 M3 - 10.1016/j.jped.2022.02.001 DO - 10.1016/j.jped.2022.02.001 UR - https://jped.elsevier.es/en-teleconsultation-for-pediatric-patients-with-articulo-S0021755722000298 AB - ObjectiveEvaluate the impact of teleconsultation on glycemic control and prevention of acute complications related to diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents treated in a reference hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. MethodDescriptive study of data from pediatric diabetic patients who received teleconsultation between April and September 2020. ResultsDuring this period, 143 diabetic patients were evaluated, with a median of 3.4 teleconsultations per patient in the studied period, requiring adjustment of insulin doses in 84.6% of cases. The hospital admission rate was 8,4% due to diabetic decompensation. The metabolic control (HbA1c) became worse in 46% of the sample and improved in 37%. ConclusionThe teleconsultation promoted health care for patients with diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic but was not able to guarantee adequate glycemic control. ER -