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07-11-2022 | Psychosocial care | News

Morning mindset predicts daily glucose fluctuations in young people with diabetes

Researchers have found that the early morning psychosocial state of adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes explains a proportion of their daily variance in time in range.

06-06-2022 | ADA 2022 | Conference coverage | News

Psychosocial factors predict poor medication adherence in young people with type 2 diabetes

Results from the iCount study show that negative beliefs about medicines, unmet material needs, and poor social support are all predictors of low adherence to treatment for individuals with young-onset type 2 diabetes.

10-01-2021 | EASD 2021 | Conference coverage | News

ADA/EASD publish consensus report on type 1 diabetes management

The newly published ADA/EASD consensus report on the management of type 1 diabetes provides a comprehensive overview of the care required to help people with the condition live a full and healthy life.

Anne Peters

10-01-2021 | EASD 2021 | Conference coverage | Video

Management of type 1 diabetes: ADA/EASD consensus report

Anne Peters talks about the goals of the ADA/EASD type 1 diabetes management consensus report, the issues to urgently address, and the joys of being part of a trans-Atlantic collaboration.

08-12-2021 | Disordered eating | News

Executive function, disordered eating assessments identify at-risk teens with type 1 diabetes

Assessing executive function and screening for disordered eating behaviors could help identify teenagers with type 1 diabetes who will benefit from interventions aimed at improving long-term outcomes, researchers report in Diabetic Medicine.

06-27-2021 | ADA 2021 | Conference coverage | News

Omnipod 5 system use reduces diabetes distress

Use of the Omnipod 5 closed-loop insulin delivery system reduces diabetes distress and improves quality of life, particularly for the carers of children with type 1 diabetes, research shows.

04-06-2021 | Adolescents | News

Fear more than reality of hypoglycemia impacts QoL in adolescents

Fear of hypoglycemia, rather than the actual frequency of hypoglycemic events, may impact diabetes-specific quality of life in adolescents, say researchers.

03-11-2021 | Psychosocial care | News

Psychosocial screening worthwhile for adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Routine psychosocial screening of adolescents with type 1 diabetes uncovers a sizable proportion who could benefit from additional support, say researchers.

David Maahs

08-25-2020 | Psychosocial care | Video | Article

Pediatric diabetes and psychosocial care

David Maahs outlines the impact of psychosocial factors on children with diabetes and their families, and explains how psychosocial research can help build the tools to alleviate disease burden.

Irl Hirsch

08-25-2020 | Psychosocial care | Video | Article

Type 1 diabetes and psychosocial care

Irl Hirsch talks about the challenges presented by psychosocial problems related directly and indirectly to having type 1 diabetes.

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06-13-2020 | ADA 2020 | Conference coverage | News

Young people with type 1 diabetes say YES to novel behavioral intervention

The Youth Empowerment Skills program, a novel psychoeducational intervention for adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes, may help to improve glycemic control and reduce acute diabetes emergencies in this challenging group of patients, research shows.

03-13-2020 | Disordered eating | News

Diabetes distress, body dissatisfaction may flag disordered eating risk in adolescence

The presence of diabetes distress and body dissatisfaction may warn of a high risk for disordered eating in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, show data from the Diabetes MILES Youth–Australia study.

11-08-2019 | Adolescents | News

Student mentoring of teens with diabetes produces all-round gains

Assigning student mentors to teenagers with type 1 diabetes and low socioeconomic status brings a variety of benefits to both mentors and mentees, show the results of a US pilot study.

Teenagers

11-07-2019 | Adolescents | Podcast | Article

Peer mentoring for teens with type 1 diabetes

Medical sociologist Ashby Walker talks about a mentoring scheme pairing college students and teenagers who have type 1 diabetes - to the benefit of both (9:14).

06-11-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Insulin omission for weight purposes linked to increased depression in youth

Young people who deliberately omit insulin to either lose weight or prevent weight gain report worse psychosocial functioning, particularly depressive symptoms, than those who have never skipped a dose for this reason, study data show.

06-11-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Diabetes distress linked to self-care and HbA1c in adolescents with diabetes

Diabetes distress is more common than depression in adolescents with diabetes and is significantly associated with less frequent blood glucose monitoring and higher glycated hemoglobin levels, study findings indicate.

06-10-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Shared medical appointments improve psychosocial outcomes in young diabetes

Shared medical appointments may help adolescents with type 1 diabetes to reduce family conflict and improve their depressive symptoms, show data presented at the 79th ADA Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, California, USA.

Family fighting

05-10-2019 | Psychosocial care | Highlight | News

Family conflict key factor in poor glycemic control among young insulin users

Factors associated with poor glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes generally vary according to the insulin regimen used, but family conflict over diabetes management universally impacts all insulin users, US researchers report.

Exposure to diabetes technologies: Where now for adult services?

05-03-2019 | Devices and technology | Editorial | Article

Exposure to diabetes technologies: Where now for adult services?

What does the proliferation of diabetes self-management and monitoring technologies in pediatric care mean for the future of adult services? Katharine Barnard looks at the situation in England and Wales.

02-26-2019 | Psychosocial care | ATTD 2019 | News

CGM at diabetes diagnosis improves family psychosocial outcomes

Giving children continuous glucose monitoring from the point of diabetes diagnosis gives their caregivers greater confidence to manage hypoglycemia and reduces their diabetes-related distress, shows a randomized trial.