Diabetes in adolescence

Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence

Perceptions of diabetes obtained through drawing in childhood and adolescence

OBJECTIVE To examine whether drawing is useful in the detection of problems of psychosocial adaptation in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and in improving communication with health professionals. METHODS We performed an exploratory descriptive study in 199 children and adolescents with T1D aged 4-13 years. The participants were asked to render a drawing on a suggested topi...

Understanding the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes in adolescence.

T he definition of diabetes mellitus (DM) was recently changed by the American Diabetes Association to a fasting plasma glucose value of at least 126 mg/dl (6.9 mmol/l), on the basis of increased risk of the complication of retinopathy. It has been estimated that worldwide approximately 154 million people have diabetes, with up to one third of the cases remaining undiagnosed in developed countr...

Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes Across Adolescence: A Dissertation

thinking would result in increased diabetes-related goal setting. Goals during the late adolescent period would be developmentally appropriate, such as self-managing their diabetes in order to spend more time away from home with peers. However, what goals are set throughout the stages of adolescence remains unstudied. Risk and Protective Factors Health status and individual factors often influe...

Self-management of Type 1 Diabetes Across Adolescence.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine differences in self-management behaviors (Collaboration with Parents, Diabetes Care Activities, Diabetes Problem Solving, Diabetes Communication, and Goals) between early, middle, and late adolescence. The role of regimen and gender as covariates in self-management behaviors was also examined. METHODS This was a secondary analysis with a cross-...