Abstract

The connection between obesity and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) was not expected until recent years. Due to the excessive consumption of energy-dense foods and the sedentary lifestyle, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in developed countries has reached epidemic proportions over the past three decades. Even in T1DM adolescents, who, in contrast to the general population, require insulin therapy and frequently need to be over insulinized to maintain good glycemic control, these factors contributed to the development of obesity.