The clinical practice guidelines do not present any evidence-based recom- mendations for the use of comple- mentary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat T2DM in children and adolescents. Limited data are available on CAM, and none is specific to this age group. However, noting that adult patients with diabetes are 1.6 times more likely to use CAM than are individuals without diabetes, the committee believes it is important for clinicians to encourage their patients to communicate openly about the use of CAM (especially because the parents may have diabetes themselves) and, when acknowledged, to differentiate between coadministration with the prescribed therapy versus replacement of (and, thus, noncompliance with) the prescribed therapy.75
CAM is most likely to be used by West Indian, African, Indian, Latin American, and Asian subjects.76 CAM is also more common in families with higher income and education levels and an increased interest in self-care. One multicenter study conducted in Germany found that, among 228 families with a T1DM diagnosis, 18.4% reported using at least 1 form of CAM.77 Reported pa- rental motivators for using CAM for their children included the hope of improving their well-being (92.1%); the desire to try every available treatment option (77.8%); and the as- sumption that CAM has fewer adverse effects than conventional therapy (55.2%). Many forms of CAM are used because of patient-perceived inade- quacies of current treatments.75
A wide variety of CAM dietary supple- ments are targeted at patients with diabetes and promise to lower BG concentrations or prevent and/or treat complications associated with the disease. Common supplements used by individuals with diabetes include aloe, bitter melon, chromium, cinna- mon, fenugreek, ginseng, gymnema, and nopal.78 These products lack product standardization and are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration for either safety or possible complications. Although these supplements may or may not have proven beneficial effects on diabetes, many might have harmful adverse effects and/or lead to medication interactions. Adverse effects from di- etary supplements can include gas- trointestinal discomfort, hypoglycemia, favism, insomnia, and increased blood pressure.78
The clinical practice guidelines do not present any evidence-based recom- mendations for the use of comple- mentary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat T2DM in children and adolescents. Limited data are available on CAM, and none is specific to this age group. However, noting that adult patients with diabetes are 1.6 times more likely to use CAM than are individuals without diabetes, the committee believes it is important for clinicians to encourage their patients to communicate openly about the use of CAM (especially because the parents may have diabetes themselves) and, when acknowledged, to differentiate between coadministration with the prescribed therapy versus replacement of (and, thus, noncompliance with) the prescribed therapy.75
CAM is most likely to be used by West Indian, African, Indian, Latin American, and Asian subjects.76 CAM is also more common in families with higher income and education levels and an increased interest in self-care. One multicenter study conducted in Germany found that, among 228 families with a T1DM diagnosis, 18.4% reported using at least 1 form of CAM.77 Reported pa- rental motivators for using CAM for their children included the hope of improving their well-being (92.1%); the desire to try every available treatment option (77.8%); and the as- sumption that CAM has fewer adverse effects than conventional therapy (55.2%). Many forms of CAM are used because of patient-perceived inade- quacies of current treatments.75
A wide variety of CAM dietary supple- ments are targeted at patients with diabetes and promise to lower BG concentrations or prevent and/or treat complications associated with the disease. Common supplements used by individuals with diabetes include aloe, bitter melon, chromium, cinna- mon, fenugreek, ginseng, gymnema, and nopal.78 These products lack product standardization and are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration for either safety or possible complications. Although these supplements may or may not have proven beneficial effects on diabetes, many might have harmful adverse effects and/or lead to medication interactions. Adverse effects from di- etary supplements can include gas- trointestinal discomfort, hypoglycemia, favism, insomnia, and increased blood pressure.78
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