Diabetes Distress in Adolescents

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Adolescents with type 1 diabetes are more likely to experience depression than their peers without diabetes, and symptoms of depression can directly impact adherence to diabetes care. Thus, both the American Diabetes Association and International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes recommend annual routine depression screening. But does depression or diabetes distress - a new term to describe negative reactions and emotions stemming from having a diabetes diagnosis - better predict glycemic control?

Read the whole story at Pediatrics Nationwide: Diabetes Distress Associated with Poor Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Diabetes.