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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

type 1 diabetes mellitus, raising a child with type 1 diabetes, transitioning to adulthood

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Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to better understand parental experiences of raising a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to adulthood in order to help parents and educators better understand how to facilitate child(ren) with T1DM in transitioning into adulthood and managing diabetes independently. T1DM is commonly diagnosed when someone is younger than 18. This life-changing diagnosis not only affects the child, but the whole family unit. Although there is research involving parents who are currently raising T1DM children, there is very little research involving parents whose children with T1DM are now adults. As parents reflect on their experiences after raising their child with T1DM, they can better understand the whole picture of how T1DM affected their lives. Parents who have experience raising children with T1DM from a young age to adulthood have a more thorough perspective and can retrospectively learn from their actions to help healthcare providers and parents who have children newly diagnosed with T1DM. A parent may have a different perspective now than they did when they were in the middle of raising their child. The information from these parents can empower health care providers with a better understanding of experiences of raising a T1DM child and will provide them the ability to better care for parents and patients throughout the entire experience of T1DM. The findings will also provide parents who are currently raising a child(ren) with T1DM additional advice, perspectives, and understanding from parents who have already experienced raising a T1DM child to adulthood.

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