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The document discusses the results of a study examining the impact of enhanced support for children with type 1 diabetes through a long-running free clinic in India called Project DISHA. The study found that while most children saw improved glycemic control with increased access to insulin, test strips, and healthcare resources, about one-third did not respond well despite the additional support. The conclusions note that psychosocial factors likely contribute to the lack of response in some children, and addressing these challenges through social and mental health support is important for improving health outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes living in poverty.

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The document discusses the results of a study examining the impact of enhanced support for children with type 1 diabetes through a long-running free clinic in India called Project DISHA. The study found that while most children saw improved glycemic control with increased access to insulin, test strips, and healthcare resources, about one-third did not respond well despite the additional support. The conclusions note that psychosocial factors likely contribute to the lack of response in some children, and addressing these challenges through social and mental health support is important for improving health outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes living in poverty.

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Insulin, love and care

"Poor response" subset in a "have-not"


FREE type 1 diabetes clinic [DISHA] in India

Ms Uma Dayashankar
Samatvam Endocrinology Diabetes Center
Jnana Sanjeevini Diabetes Hospital
Bangalore, India
3-Sep-14

Ms Uma Dayashankar

Disclosures:
Nil

3-Sep-14

Horm Res 1989;31:204-209


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Aims and Objectives


Insulin Love and Care

To identify the spectrum of glycemic control


and overall clinical responses associated
with recent provision of significant material
boost in a 3 decade long "philanthropic"
type 1 diabetes care program [DISHA].

3-Sep-14

State of Karnataka, India


Population total: 53
million
Population children:
10 million
T1DM children:
20000 30000
Project DISHA - 1987:
3000 (600 active);
rest untraceable
? dead
3-Sep-14

3-Sep-14

Jnana Sanjeevini

* www.jsindia.org

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Methods
Insulin Love and Care

3 Decades: Three Phases

Project DISHA + Insulin Lifeline:

1987 2005
Project DISHA + Insulin + SHBG:

2006 - 2011
Project DISHA + CDiC / LFAC:

2011 Ongoing
Changing Diabetes in Children
Life for a Child with Diabetes

3-Sep-14

Methods
Insulin Love and Care

Project DISHA + Insulin Lifeline: 1987 - 2005


Free insulin and syringes
Health education counseling
24 hour helplines

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Methods
Insulin Love and Care

Project DISHA + Insulin + SHBG: 2006 - 2011


Rationed / Limited SHBG
BG meters and 5 -10 strips / month
Basal bolus insulin [100%]
Meal time regular plus bedtime NPH

3-Sep-14

Methods
Insulin Love and Care

Project DISHA + CDiC / LFAC: 2011 - Ongoing


250 children
100 BG strips per month
Limited biochemical evaluations

TSH, quarterly HbA1c testing, annual urine albumin:


creatinine ratio

Partial manpower financial support

Part time Diabetes Educator, Physician and


Ophthalmologist

3-Sep-14

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Results
Insulin Love and Care

CDiC / LFAC enhanced support:


2 year follow up

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DISHA
vs
DISHA + CDiC / LFAC
Substantial Material Boost: 2011
Support

DISHA
2006 - 2011

DISHA + CDiCLFAC
2011 - onwards

Insulin
Syringes

Free
Free

Free
Free

BG Meter

Free

Free

BG Strips / mo

5 -10

100

Biochemistry

Nil

HbA1c, UAC, S
Creatinine, TSH

Manpower financial Nil


support
3-Sep-14

Limited

SAMATVAM ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES CENTER * JNANA SANJEEVINI DIABETES HOSPITAL

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DISHA

vs.

DISHA + CDiC / LFAC

Follow up 18 months; [n= 160]; Ages 2 18 y

Glycemic control trends: Response patterns


Group

n [%]

HbA1c % Baseline
and trend

Base Late
line
st

A: Prior discipline
Already good

17 [11]

<8 and stable

7.3

B: Responder High 35 [22]

>8 and >3 decline

14.8 9.1

C: Responder

59 [37]

>8 and 0.6 to 3 decline

10.9 9.2

D: Non- responder
Sad !!

49 [31]

>8 and < 0.6 decline

10.4 11.5

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SAMATVAM ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES CENTER * JNANA SANJEEVINI DIABETES HOSPITAL

7.0

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DISHA

vs.
DISHA + CDiC / LFAC
Follow up 18 months

Percent of children achieving HbA1c target


< 8 = 29%
< 7 = 12%

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DISHA

vs.

DISHA + CDiC / LFAC

Follow up 18 months
Nephropathy %
[mean UAC ratio g / mg of Creat]
Nil
58 %
[10]
Incipient
29 %
[88]
Overt
13 %
[1073]

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DISHA

vs.

DISHA + CDiC / LFAC

Follow up 18 months
Primary hypothyroidism
Newly detected 13%

3-Sep-14

SAMATVAM ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES CENTER * JNANA SANJEEVINI DIABETES HOSPITAL

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Conclusions
Insulin Love and Care

Despite enhanced material support, a


subset of poverty associated type 1
diabetes children, do not demonstrate
improved glycemic control and overall
health.
Varying combination of detrimental
psychological, social and economic
factors probably contribute to this poorresponse.

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Conclusions
Insulin Love and Care

Identification of these negative therapeutic


factors and other coexisting life
challenges, and efforts to mitigate the
same [ie., molecular sociology ;
psychosocial therapy; High risk type 1
diabetes clinics], are crucial to health and
survival of these children.
The long term sustenance of such
programs, and support to newly arriving
children remains a big challenge.
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Insulin, love and Care


Prof Johnny Ludviggson 1989

Beside physiological substitution of


insulin, psychosocial care is probably
the most important part of the
management of diabetes in children and
adolescents.

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Horm Res 1989;31:204-209


SAMATVAM ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES CENTER * JNANA SANJEEVINI DIABETES HOSPITAL

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Spiritual Poverty and


Diabetes
Equation Childhood Diabetes

[Insulin] + [Love and Care]

=
HbA1c Health Happiness
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SAMATVAM ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES CENTER * JNANA SANJEEVINI DIABETES HOSPITAL

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3-Sep-14

Jnana Sanjeevini

* www.jsindia.org

3-Sep-14

3 September
3-Sep-14
2014

JNANA SANJEEVINI MEDICAL CENTER


JnanaSAMATVAM
Sanjeevini
* www.jsindia.org

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