Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The inclusion of a youth worker within a transition service can be pivotal to its success.Objective: To assess the impact of a youth worker on diabetes care in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) over a 6 month period by measuring HbA1c levels (primary outcome), Personal Development Tool score (PDT), hospital admissions and clinic attendance (secondary outcomes).Method: Prospective cohort study. 20 adolescents (age ...