Table 3 Nutritional characteristics of children and adolescents with T1DM in Jugol General Hospital and Hiwot Fana Compressive Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, November 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023. (n = 231)

Meals

3 meals and 2 snacks

47

20.3

3 meals and 1 snack

109

47.2

3 meals only

37

16

Less than 3 meals

38

16.5

Meal content

Carbohydrate

8

3.5

Protein

7

3

Vitamins

2

0.9

Fiber

2

0.9

All

212

91.8

Forbidden food

Yes

50

21.6

No

181

78.4

Type of forbidden

Foods sugar is added

15

30

Food

bread, Pasta, and macaroni

35

70

WFA

Sever Underweight

45

19.4

Moderate underweight

15

6.4

Normal

171

74.1

H/LFA

Sever Stunted

26

8

Moderately stunted

36

13

Normal

169

79

WFH

Malnourished

60

25.9

Well-nourished

171

74.1

BMI for age

Malnourished

55

23.8

Well-nourished

155

67

Not assessed

21

9

MUAC

Malnourished

22

9.4

Well-nourished

209

90