Care for diabetic children has been criticised after research showing four out of five diabetic children are failing to reach recommended blood-sugar levels.
As they get older this could leave them at risk of developing heart disease, blindness and strokes.
The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit also revealed that 30 per cent of children were not receiving the HbA1c test, which measures blood-sugar levels, every three months, although almost 10 per cent of patients received more than four HbA1c tests per year.
The test needs to be taken regularly by the 97 per cent of diabetic children who have type one diabetes and self-manage the disease, to enable health professionals to monitor blood-sugar levels and whether changes in diet, physical activity or medication need to be made.
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