Abstracto

Transitions in the care of children and youth with Type 1 diabetes

Meranda Michel Nakhla & Denis Daneman

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. The physiological, psychological, social and emotional changes that occur as a child develops present unique challenges in the management of T1D. This article reviews the management of T1D within the following developmental transition stages, with a focus on the transition to adult care: preschool to schoolaged; schoolaged to adolescence; and the transition to adulthood.