IntroductionType 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic metabolic disorders affecting children worldwide. The prevalence of (T1DM) was 109.5 per 100,000 in children and adolescents of Saudi Arabia in 2008, while it was 1.93 per 1000 in 2009 in the United States of America [1,2]. Parents involvement is the key to meet the goal of better management outcome of glycemic control and quality of life in pediatric patients [3,4]. One of the most important aims of health care team is to know the parents' knowledge and educational level to build up from different bases according to their information, also knowing their job and socioeconomic state to work together as a team to keep up the child glycemic control. It is well-established that the glycemic control and readmission rate of the child are affected by educational level and occupational position of the family [5]. In literature, better glycemic control in children with T1DM was found among families with higher parents' educational level, however not much is known on this topic in Saudi Arabia [6,7].We aimed of this cross-sectional hospital-based study to assess parents` higher educational level and occupational status in relation to glycemic control among children with T1DM at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology ParticipantsOur sample was taken from outpatients' diabetic clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah (KAUH) between 2013 and 2014. There were children and adolescents with T1DM between 1and 18 years of age and their caregivers. Of the 450 eligible participants only 243, has completed the study to the end. For glycemic control, Objective: To investigate the relationship between glycemic controls measured as glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with parental higher education and occupational status in children and adolescents with T1DM.

Background: Diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). DKA is characterized by the presence of hyperglycemia, ketosis, ketonuria, and metabolic acidosis. Cerebral edema is a rare but rather a serious complication of DKA.