Of particular importance is ameliorating ineffective parental responses to externalizing problems that may promote and maintain argumentative interaction patterns
regarding diabetes management.
Methods Caregiver / youth dyads (n = 120) completed diabetes specific measures of family functioning
regarding diabetes management and structured adherence interviews.
However, adolescents reporting more critical, negative, unsupportive relationships with their parents
regarding their diabetes management had worse metabolic control, a finding that is consistent with that of previous studies.
The latter measure was constructed specifically for this study to measure the frequency of oppositional and avoidance behaviors of children
regarding diabetes management tasks.
Not exact matches
With
regard to blood sugar
management, a low - carbohydrate diet can reverse type 2
diabetes and prevent pre-
diabetes from progressing.
Another important point about diet with
regard to
management of
diabetes is body condition, whether or not a dog is obese.
Counsel pregnant women with type 1, type 2, and gestational
diabetes regarding self -
management skills and make recommendations for medications to obstetricians.
When parents do not take responsibility for
diabetes management themselves or can not agree with the child
regarding who has responsibility for each specific regimen components, it seems intuitive that children may be in worse metabolic control.