Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Realities


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Young adulthood is full of exciting discoveries, new adventures and lots of learning. For those young adults with type 1 diabetes, this time of life can be stressful and dangerous. This book is full of practical advice and first-person accounts of how to successfully manage the transition from dependence (life with Mom and Dad) to independence in life with type 1 diabetes. Nicole Johnson, DrPH, MPH, MA Miss America 1999




Transitions in Care


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Providing care for a young adult with type 1 diabetes during this stage can be difficult as well. Transitions in Care serves as a coaching manual for health care providers and parents, and as a guide to self-care and independence for young adults with diabetes. It demystifies a complicated period in a life with type 1 diabetes and makes the passage to adulthood easier for everyone involved.







The American Diabetes Association/JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Sourcebook


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The American Diabetes Association/JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Sourcebook serves as both an evidence-based reference work and consensus report outlining the most critical components of care for individuals with type 1 diabetes throughout their lifespan. The volume serves not only as a comprehensive guide for clinicians, but also reviews the evidence supporting these components of care and provides a perspective on the critical areas of research that are needed to improve our understanding of type 1 diabetes diagnosis and treatment. The volume focuses specifically on the needs of patients with type 1 diabetes and provides clear and detailed guidance on the current standards for the optimal treatment of type 1 diabetes from early childhood to later life. To accomplish the book’s editorial goals, Editors-in-Chief, Drs. Anne Peters and Lori Laffel, assembled an editorial steering committee of prominent research physicians, clinicians, and educators to develop the topical coverage. In addition, a Managing Editor was brought on to help the authors write and focus their chapters.




Perspectives of Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Relating to Their Life and to Diabetes


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BackgroundThe satisfaction with life and the adherence to diabetes management tasks of young adults with type 1 diabetes can be more affected, nowadays, by the instability at several levels, namely social, occupational, familiar and emotional changes during emerging adulthood.Young adultsu2019 life has a lot of requirements and the psychological consequences of continued adherence to diabetes treatment can affect youngstersu2019 quality of life. During youth may occur stressful situations, conditioning the life of young adults with type 1 diabetes.AimsThe aims consisted of the evaluation of perceptions, representations, and opinions of young adults relating to their lives and to diabetes.MethodsThis investigation included a qualitative study, using 6 focus groups, with 4 to 6 participants in each group and posterior content analysis. The participants were 30 young adults with type 1 diabetes (10 male and 20 female), aged between 18 and 34, average age 26 years old. ResultsThis study gave a chance to share the young adultsu2019 perceptions, opinions, and feelings.The results are similar among gender. Youngsters consider leisure activities and the social support from family, employers, colleagues, and friends very important, relating to emotional aid and support in diabetes care. Regarding leisure and physical activity, they consider it to be similar to friends without diabetes since they care about diabetes treatment. They referred difficulties in nutrition, physical activity, insulin therapy and metabolic control. They talked about their beliefs and perceptions about living with diabetes, namely diabetes controlu2019s difficulties.They also mentioned the benefits of group education activities and summer camps with other youngsters with diabetes, relating to acceptance, adaptation to diabetes and wellbeing, as well as the good support of health care team.Discussion Youngsters shared their experiences and perceptions about diabetes during focus groups. In spite of the difficulties at this stage of life, most of the young adults with type 1 diabetes showed good adaptation to diabetes.Based on this study we conclude that young adultsu2019 consider their physical and leisure activities to be similar to other youngsters since they take care of diabetes. They related difficulties with adherence to diabetes treatment and metabolic control. The young adults highlighted the good social support from family, friends and multidisciplinary healthcare team and referred the benefits of group activities with peers, which help them to better deal with diabetes.




Not so sweet


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Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults


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Young adulthood - ages approximately 18 to 26 - is a critical period of development with long-lasting implications for a person's economic security, health and well-being. Young adults are key contributors to the nation's workforce and military services and, since many are parents, to the healthy development of the next generation. Although 'millennials' have received attention in the popular media in recent years, young adults are too rarely treated as a distinct population in policy, programs, and research. Instead, they are often grouped with adolescents or, more often, with all adults. Currently, the nation is experiencing economic restructuring, widening inequality, a rapidly rising ratio of older adults, and an increasingly diverse population. The possible transformative effects of these features make focus on young adults especially important. A systematic approach to understanding and responding to the unique circumstances and needs of today's young adults can help to pave the way to a more productive and equitable tomorrow for young adults in particular and our society at large. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults describes what is meant by the term young adulthood, who young adults are, what they are doing, and what they need. This study recommends actions that nonprofit programs and federal, state, and local agencies can take to help young adults make a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. According to this report, young adults should be considered as a separate group from adolescents and older adults. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults makes the case that increased efforts to improve high school and college graduate rates and education and workforce development systems that are more closely tied to high-demand economic sectors will help this age group achieve greater opportunity and success. The report also discusses the health status of young adults and makes recommendations to develop evidence-based practices for young adults for medical and behavioral health, including preventions. What happens during the young adult years has profound implications for the rest of the life course, and the stability and progress of society at large depends on how any cohort of young adults fares as a whole. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults will provide a roadmap to improving outcomes for this age group as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.




Psychosocial Care for People with Diabetes


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Psychosocial Care for People with Diabetes describes the major psychosocial issues which impact living with and self-management of diabetes and its related diseases, and provides treatment recommendations based on proven interventions and expert opinion. The book is comprehensive and provides the practitioner with guidelines to access and prescribe treatment for psychosocial problems commonly associated with living with diabetes.




Hypoglycemia in Diabetes


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Intended for diabetes researchers and medical professionals who work closely with patients with diabetes, this newly updated and expanded edition provides new perspectives and direct insight into the causes and consequences of this serious medical condition from one of the foremost experts in the field. Using the latest scientific and medical developments and trends, readers will learn how to identify, prevent, and treat this challenging phenomenon within the parameters of the diabetes care regimen.




KiDS FiRST Diabetes Second


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2013 ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD WINNER Raising a child is a difficult job. Raising a child with a chronic illness such as diabetes can be a difficult job with a side order of special challenges. Leighann Calentine’s D-Mom Blog is an invaluable resource for parents and caregivers of children with diabetes. Leighann shares her family’s experiences with her daughter’s type 1 diabetes in a forum that is intimate, informative, and inspirational. In a style both practical and affirming, Kids First, Diabetes Second presents Leighann’s advice to help parents and caregivers enable children with diabetes to thrive. Learn how to automate tasks, navigate challenges, celebrate achievements, establish a support group, relieve stress, and avoid being consumed by management of the condition, while focusing on what’s most important: raising a happy, healthy child.