3.1. Study Group Characteristics
obesity, T1DM, diabetes
OBESITY, DIABETES
Twenty adolescents with T1DM (14 females) were enrolled in the study at median (IQR) age of 17 years (15; 19). The median diabetes duration was 10 years (8; 12). Eighteen participants were treated with an insulin pump and two were treated with multiple daily injections. The median BMI z-score was 1.3 (0.65; 1.50); nine participants were categorized as having normal weight, seven were categorized as having overweight, and four were categorized as having obesity. The median waist circumference was 85.7 cm (80.0; 91.8), and the median percentile was 76.5% (55.2; 83.5). One female participant withdrew after 3 months as she found it challenging to manage the LCD (