Lean on me: Social factors and diabetes outcomes among young adults with type 1 diabetes prior to transitioning to adult care
Authors' conclusion
Diabetes-specific social support is important for medical and behavioural diabetes outcomes in young adults with T1D during this transitional period. Preparation for transfer may benefit from assisting young adults in seeking direct help with diabetes management from family and friends. More research is needed on how to help young adults acquire practical diabetes support to enhance clinical care.
Study context
- Population
- Young adults with T1D prior to transitioning to adult care (mean age 19.9 ± 1.3 years)
- Participants
- 100 adults
- Outcome
- Associations of general and diabetes-specific social factors with self-reported self-management behaviours and HbA1c
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsbaseline data from an RCT of a paediatric to adult care transition intervention, multiple regression models
- Baseline data from an RCT of a paediatric to adult care transition intervention
- Multiple regression models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- General emotional support predicting self-management behaviours (only significant general predictor), Β
- 0.208
- Getting help with diabetes predicting self-management behaviours, Β
- 0.37
- Pandemic-related diabetes support predicting self-management behaviours, Β
- −0.33
- Getting help with diabetes predicting HbA1c, Β
- −0.26
- Diabetes disclosure/social support predicting HbA1c, Β
- 0.24
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Lean on me: Social factors and diabetes outcomes among young adults with type 1 diabetes prior to transitioning to adult care. Diabet Med. Published 18 January 2026. doi:10.
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