Guiding Young People with Diabetes into Adult Care: #ISPAD2023
, I was fortunate to attend the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), ISPAD 49th Annual Conference. The motto of the meeting was “Pediatric diabetes in a rapidly changing world". While researc h and technology in diabetes develop at astounding speed, the world experiences new problems, conflicts, wars, and economic uncertainties. Especially at such times, working together as ISPAD, securing the best care for children and youth with diabetes remains even more important. Thus, find below my key take-home message from the workshop I attended, entitled ‘Mind the Gap: Guiding Young People with Diabetes into Adult Care’. Dr. med. Heiko Bratke shared how they helped children transitioning to adulthood at a camp, in Norway. They had individual dose adjustments, group learning sessions, preparing food together (counting carbs and treating acute hypos), and a lot more other things that a young person should manage to b...