Frequency of Autoimmune Diseases Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents in Albania
1.1. Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is the most common chronic autoimmune metabolic and endocrinological dis ease of children and adolescents. Children and adolescents with T1D are at increased risk of developing other autoimmune diseas es; more often autoimmune thyroiditis followed by celiac disease and other conditions, which significantly affect the clinical man agement of the disease, metabolism and quality of life, especially in the pediatric age.
