Survey study, 2020
Do girls with type 1 diabetes experience different PMS than other girls?
No clear difference. Most girls with type 1 diabetes (71.4%) experience no to mild PMS symptoms, regardless of how well their diabetes is controlled.
What they did
Researchers followed 21 girls with type 1 diabetes from August to November 2019 at a hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Participants completed a PMS questionnaire. Researchers compared PMS scores to how well controlled their diabetes was using HbA1c levels.
What they found
15 girls (71.4%) experienced no to mild PMS, and 6 girls (28.6%) experienced moderate to severe PMS. No significant correlation between PMS severity and HbA1c level (r=-0.174, p>0.05).
What it means for you
Having type 1 diabetes does not appear to worsen PMS, even if diabetes is not well-controlled. This is a very small study at one hospital, so results may not apply to all girls with diabetes.
21
Girls with type 1 diabetes
71.4%
With no to mild PMS
-0.174
PMS-HbA1c correlation
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual Syndrome in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Authors
- Yuliatul Machfudhoh, Sri Yusnita Irda Sari, Novina Novina
- Journal
- Pediatric Oncall
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 85
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2020.26
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