The transition challenge: quality of life, diabetes distress, and glycemic outcomes in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes

Key Points

• To examine the relationship between diabetes distress, quality of life, and glycemic outcomes in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes.
• Analyzed data from Polish 18-year-olds with type 1 diabetes.
• Measured diabetes distress and quality of life.
• Identified factors such as gender, disease duration, and smoking status.
• Diabetes distress correlates more strongly with quality of life than with metabolic control.
• Females and those with longer disease durations show greater diabetes distress.
• Interventions emphasizing psychological support and diabetes education are beneficial.