Transfer from paediatric to adult care for young adults with Type 2 diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.
Shivani AgarwalJ K RaymondS IsomJ M LawrenceG KlingensmithC PihokerS CorathersS SaydahR B D'AgostinoD DabeleaPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
Young adults with Type 2 diabetes exhibit worsening glycaemic control and loss to follow-up during the transfer from paediatric to adult care. Our study highlights the need for development of tailored clinical programmes and healthcare system policies to support the growing population of young adults with youth-onset Type 2 diabetes.