Article Excerpt: When young adults begin leaving home for the first time, they become responsible for managing their lives without parent supervision. For those with type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease that requires a complex medical regimen, this independence can put a strain on their health.
“Type 1 diabetes is often one of the most challenging chronic conditions to manage, and young people face unique obstacles when transitioning from pediatric to adult medical care,” says Catherine Stanger, PhD, professor of psychiatry and of biomedical data science at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and a faculty member at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at Dartmouth. “There are lots of things people with type 1 diabetes have to do every day for self-management, especially tracking carbs.”
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