Introduction
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin due to the destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas through autoimmune process, infection by viruses or idiopathic means. According to America Diabetes Association (2010) onset most often occurs in childhood at 10 -14 years of age, but the disease can also develop in adults in their late 30s and early 40s. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is the stable product of nonenzymatic irreversible glycation of the beta chain of hemoglobin by plasma glucose. Its rate of formation increases proportionately with plasma glucose levels. Since ...