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Transitions in the care of children and youth with Type 1 diabetes
Meranda Michel Nakhla & Denis DanemanType 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.