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. 2021 Nov;34(4):328-335.
doi: 10.2337/dsi21-0009. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Competing Demands of Young Adulthood and Diabetes: A Discussion of Major Life Changes and Strategies for Health Care Providers to Promote Successful Balance

Persis V Commissariat  1 , Katherine Wentzell  1 , Molly L Tanenbaum  2
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Competing Demands of Young Adulthood and Diabetes: A Discussion of Major Life Changes and Strategies for Health Care Providers to Promote Successful Balance

Persis V Commissariat et al. Diabetes Spectr. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Young adults (YAs) are often faced with many new transitions and major milestones specific to their life stage. For YAs with diabetes, it can be particularly difficult to balance diabetes management with the age-typical demands of young adulthood. Clinicians can play an important role in helping YAs navigate major life changes and find balance in the competing demands of young adulthood, while protecting their health and well-being.

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