Teens feeling burnt out from managing diabetes face higher complications, study suggests

Gaps in regular diabetes care after age 10, when a lot of children begin managing the condition on their own, are tied to higher rates of serious complications, a Quebec research team has found.

Teens feeling burnt out from managing diabetes face higher complications, study suggests
A woman holds a cellphone in her right hand, while a tubeless insulin pump, about three centimetres wide by six centimetres long by one centimetre in thickness, is attached to the back of her upper arm.

Gaps in regular diabetes care after age 10, when a lot of children begin managing the condition on their own, are tied to higher rates of serious complications, a Quebec research team has found.