ea0058p072 | Diabetes | BSPED2018
Paice Bronte
, Drew Josephine
, Randell Tabitha
, Sachdev Pooja
, Calvert Jennifer
Introduction: Transition is the period of movement from paediatric to adult healthcare. These patients are in their adolescence when the brain is maturing, causing changes in behaviors including greater risk-taking. The period of transition can be associated with poor adherence to insulin and blood glucose monitoring regimens and an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This study looks into how effective our transition programme has been at addressing thi...