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ea0007p71 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | BES2004

Diabetes knowledge deficits in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Khamis A , Hoashi S , Duffy G , Forde R , Vizzard N , Keenan P , Cregan D , Firth R , Kinsley B

All adolescent and young adult T1DM attending our clinic, based in a university teaching hospital are reviewed three monthly and receive individual advice from dietician, nurse educator and consultant diabetologist at each visit. We aimed to identify deficits in diabetes related knowledge and assess diabetic control in this population.Subjects were asked to complete ADKnowl(Audit of Diabetes Knowledge) Questionnaire. Demographic data and measures of glyc...