Search for: [Abstract = "Type 1 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases in pediatrie population. Despite the significant progress made in recent years in research on aetiopathogenesis of the disease as well as the monitoring and treatment, it is still necessary to substitute insulin parenterally, use nutritional therapy and perform daily self\-control. The aim of the treatment is to achieve HbA1c <6,5% and to maintain blood glucose level in children as close to normal as possible and thus to protect patients against acute and chronic complications of the disease. For many years, in Poland and around the world, studies on incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents have been conducted. The results of these studies revealed significant geographical differences in worldwide incidence and a temporal increase tendency in the incidence. The studies showed the lowest incidence of diabetes among children in Asia and Latin Arnerica and the highest among the residents of the Nordic countries, Canada and Sardinia. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents aged 0\-14 years living in a geographically well\-defined area i.e. the city and the county of Kraków during the period 1987\-2005. and to assess the incidence depending on sex, age of children, and urban vs. rural residence. Another goal of this study was to estimate s"]

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