Use NDEP Resources to Help Youth with Diabetes Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sent this bulletin at 08/12/2013 02:25 PM EDT

Transitioning from pediatric to adult health care can be a challenge for teens and young adults with diabetes, their families, and pediatric and adult health care providers. Teens and young adults need to assume more responsibility for diabetes self-management and make more independent judgments about their health care needs. To support this process, the National Diabetes Education Program developed Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Care, an online tool to help teens with diabetes make a smooth transition to adult health care. Families and health care professionals will also find these materials very helpful.

To get started making the transition, visit www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/Transitions. Click here for more information about diabetes in children and adolescents.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the support of over 200 partner organizations.

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