University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
A balanced and healthy diet is very important in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in childhood. In addition to regulating blood glucose with diet, diet should also support optimal growth. Low-carbohydrate diet aims to provide daily energy from fats and was originally used for childhood epilepsy. We present a patient with T1DM who experienced unfavorable effects when on a low-carbohydrate diet.