Transitional care for young people with diabetes: a national registry is urgently needed

摘要: Young people with diabetes require specialised and personalised care as they make the transition from children’s services to adult services. Getting right at this stage of their lives gives them best chance avoiding longer-term complications remaining within health service. Many policy documents guidelines have been issued highlighting importance during these years but little evidence exists what should constitute that how it be provided. Few interventions evaluated there are no national data comparing effectiveness across country. A register agreed measures quality would enable paediatric evaluate improve provide for important group young people. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons. Practical Diabetes 2014; 31(6): 237 ‐242