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To identify the factors associated with glycemic control among children with T1DM in Aseer Region, southwestern Saudi Arabia, a cross-sectional interview study was conducted between 1 July and 30 September 2021, with a representative sample of Saudi children aged between 6 months and 15 years with T1DM or their caregivers visiting the diabetes center at Aseer Region. Newly diagnosed cases (&lt;12 months) were excluded from the study. The study included 171 T1DM pediatric patients aged between 18 months and 15 years. The glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level ranged between 6.10% and 15.10% (mean HbA1c = 10.39% \u00b1 1.86%). High HbA1c levels (\u22657.5%) were observed in most patients (94.7%). Only two significant factors were found: (1) use of carbohydrate counting; 81.8% of children using carbohydrate counts had high HbA1c levels, compared to 96.6% of children not using carbohydrate counts (p = 0.017), and (2) duration of the disease; 91.5% of children with disease duration of \u22643 years had high levels of HbA1c, compared to 98.7% of children with disease duration exceeding 3 years (p = 0.035). Most children with T1DM in Aseer Region had poor glycemic control. Only two factors were associated with better glycemic control: shorter disease duration and use of carbohydrate counting. Therefore, advising diabetic patients to be on a carbohydrate counting program might improve DM control.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph191811558","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,14]],"date-time":"2022-09-14T20:50:45Z","timestamp":1663188645000},"page":"11558","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Factors Affecting Glycemic Control among Saudi Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Saleh M.","family":"Al-Qahtani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62223, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0444-5595","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ayed A.","family":"Shati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62223, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9103-602X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Youssef A.","family":"Alqahtani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62223, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali A.","family":"AlAsmari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha 62562, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammed A.","family":"Almahdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha 62562, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amjad A.","family":"Al Hassan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Hospital-Southern Region, Khamis Mushyate 62413, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali M.","family":"Alhassany","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha 65732, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rana A.","family":"Shathan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha 62562, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rawa M.","family":"Aldosari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Emergency, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha 62562, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdullah S.","family":"AlQahtani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, Khamis Mushyate General Hospital, Khamis Mushyate 62433, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shamsun Nahar","family":"Khalil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62223, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"761759","DOI":"10.1155\/2015\/761759","article-title":"Glycemic Control in Kenyan Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus","volume":"2015","author":"Ngwiri","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int. 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