Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

KEY POINTS

Young adulthood is a unique phase in life with multiple developmental, social, and healthcare changes that complicate type 1 diabetes self-management and can be associated with worsening of health and psychosocial outcomes.
Young adults (YA) from marginalized groups experience negative social determinants of health, stigma, and effects of structural racism that are associated with high risk for even worse outcomes.
We review evidence-based care approaches that improve outcomes for YA with type 1 diabetes, including health-care transition clinics, psychosocial care interventions, telehealth and mobile strategies, occupational therapy approaches, and mitigation or elimination of root causes of inequity to improve diabetes self-management.