Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes
2016 ADA Guideline Recommendations |
Types of Diabetes Mellitus |
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2016 ADA Standard of Medical Care Guideline Recommendations |
Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]; Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3]; Tarek Nafee, M.D. [4]
2016 ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Guidelines
TYPE 1 DIABETES
Diabetes Self-management Education and support
"1. Youth with type 1 diabetes and parents/caregivers (for patients aged <18 years) should receive culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate individualized diabetes self-management education and support according to national standards at diagnosis and routinely thereafter (Level of Evidence: B)" |
Psychosocial Issues
"1. At diagnosis and during routine follow-up care, assess psychosocial issues and family stresses that could impact adherence to diabetes management and provide appropriate referrals to trained mental health professionals, preferably experienced in childhood diabetes. (Level of Evidence: E)" |
"2. Encourage developmentally appropriate family involvement in diabetes management tasks for children and adolescents, recognizing that premature transfer of diabetes care to the child can result in nonadherence and deterioration in glycemic control (Level of Evidence: B)" |
"3. Consider mental health professionals as integral members of the pediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team (Level of Evidence: E)" |