New article by DAWN Youth Ambassadors

The DAWN Youth ambassadors worked on prioritizing the key DAWN Youth issues. This process has ended up by publishing an article in Diabetes Voice.

The authors of this report, young people who have been living with diabetes for some years, have all met several diabetes healthcare providers. Unfortunately, although many adults involved in diabetes care are keen to help young people to make the most of their life, this does not always appear to be the case.

Since the majority of healthcare providers do not have diabetes themselves, most of them do not understand the real challenges and issues, and how these impede the persistent attempts of young people to achieve good blood glucose control.

Read the article: "Young people's needs and priorities for improved support and education: a call for action" in Diabetes Voice here