Changes in your type 1 diabetes care when you become an adult

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Children and young people have different diabetes teams to adults. When you become an adult, you will get a diabetes team that looks after adults. This normally happens when you turn 18, but it should happen when you are ready for the change. Your diabetes team may work with a young persons' or young adults' diabetes team when you are a teenager, to make it easier for you to make the switch.

Before you switch to an adult diabetes team, your diabetes team should make sure that:

you understand how adult care will be different
you feel like you are ready for the change
it does not happen when you have a lot going on in your life, like going to university or starting a job.