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Sociodemographic and clinical variables, including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, were recorded. Spearman correlation analyses and multivariable regression models were performed. Results: A total of 67 parent\u2013child dyads were included. Diabetes-specific family impact was strongly correlated with caregiver burden (\u03c1 = 0.617, p &lt; 0.001). Participants reporting household income below expenses had higher HbA1c levels (8.14 \u00b1 1.85 vs. 7.07 \u00b1 0.93, p = 0.002), higher DIFS scores (21.05 \u00b1 8.55 vs. 14.29 \u00b1 9.23, p = 0.005), and higher CBS scores (33.72 \u00b1 14.35 vs. 26.13 \u00b1 11.60, p = 0.022) than those reporting income equal to expenses. Higher parental monitoring was associated with lower HbA1c in the bivariate analysis (\u03c1 = \u22120.533, p &lt; 0.001) and remained associated after adjustment for perceived household financial adequacy (\u03b2 = \u22120.580, p &lt; 0.001). Perceived household financial adequacy was also associated with HbA1c in the adjusted model (\u03b2 = \u22120.273, p = 0.002). Conclusions: Greater parental monitoring was consistently associated with lower HbA1c, while perceived household financial inadequacy was associated with poorer glycemic control and greater diabetes-specific family impact and caregiver burden. These findings highlight the relevance of both family and socioeconomic factors in pediatric type 1 diabetes care. 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