Furthermore, participants who received the intervention had a decrease in HbA1c from 8.4 % ± 1.3 % to 8.2 % ± 1.1 % compared with the deterioration from 8.3 % ± 1.0 % to 8.7 % ± 1.5 % (P <.05) observed in the control group, as
expected during early adolescence [12].