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Insulin dependent diabetes and anthropometric assessment: Understanding the rationale for body composition measurement
Author(s): Jonathan Nsamba*, Elezebeth Mathews and Ronald Buyinza
The purpose of the review is to explore the interlinkages between
diabetes, insulin therapy, and body composition and
discuss the need for body composition assessment as part of
the routine nutrition and health assessment of children living
with diabetes especially in resource limited contexts with a
case study of Uganda. Changes in body composition have an
intractable effect of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and its
management. The association between diabetes and body composition
has the potential to lead to adverse health outcomes,
especially in later years of life. Health practitioners shall devise
strategies to efficiently monitor the body composition of young
diabetics at an early stage to revert the life threatening complications
among young diabetic patients... Read More»
DOI:
10.54931/2053-4787.30-6-1
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