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Over half of adolescents with type 1 diabetes fail to achieve recommended sleep durations, driven by a combination of general adolescent demands and specific diabetes-related barriers such as nocturnal alarms. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to assess sleep patterns and barriers affecting adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

July 8, 2026Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Sleep Health and Barriers in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, a Mixed Methods Study

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ECErin Cobry EFEMILY FIVEKILLER LPLaura Pyle

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Mixed-methods study evaluates sleep health and challenges in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, indicating the need for routine sleep screening.

Key Points

The aim is to assess sleep patterns and barriers affecting adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Evaluated sleep behaviors using actigraphy and sleep diaries over 7 days.
Conducted surveys on sleep and psychosocial factors alongside diabetes device downloads.
Performed qualitative interviews to explore sleep experiences and perceived barriers.
54% of participants did not meet sleep duration recommendations.
Mean sleep duration was 7.1±0.9 hours; older adolescents had significantly less sleep (p=0.002).
No significant differences in glycemic outcomes were found based on sleep sufficiency.

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Cobry et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de804d2ea289ef6282de3 https://doi.org/10.1159/000553441

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July 8, 2026Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Sleep Health and Barriers in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, a Mixed Methods Study

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Authors

ECErin Cobry EFEMILY FIVEKILLER LPLaura Pyle

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Overview

Mixed-methods study evaluates sleep health and challenges in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, indicating the need for routine sleep screening.

Key Points

The aim is to assess sleep patterns and barriers affecting adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Evaluated sleep behaviors using actigraphy and sleep diaries over 7 days.
Conducted surveys on sleep and psychosocial factors alongside diabetes device downloads.
Performed qualitative interviews to explore sleep experiences and perceived barriers.
54% of participants did not meet sleep duration recommendations.
Mean sleep duration was 7.1±0.9 hours; older adolescents had significantly less sleep (p=0.002).
No significant differences in glycemic outcomes were found based on sleep sufficiency.

Cite This Study

Cobry et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de804d2ea289ef6282de3 https://doi.org/10.1159/000553441

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