passages.id: split_8_test_1879_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: The purpose of this article is to evaluate the concentration of homocysteine in children and youth with Type 1 diabetes , and to attempt to determine the dependence between homocysteine and the degree of metabolic control , the duration of the illness , the age at onset , the insulin dose , the appearance of complications , and a family history of ischemic heart disease .