Beyond Glycemic Control: Biographical Disruption and the Lived Experience of Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

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Authors

Ariela Orbea Cevallos · Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

Alejandra Aguirre Benitez · Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Mayra Elizabeth Castillo Gonzáles · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Jaime David Acosta-España · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Abstract

T1DM in youth is a lived reality that reshapes identity, autonomy, and social belonging. Handling biographical disruption requires culturally sensitive, developmentally adapted, and relationally grounded interventions. Future research needs to expand representation and adopt longitudinal studies of adaptation.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes Management and Research Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Diabetes and associated disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Current Diabetes Reviews

Volume 22

DOI: 10.2174/0115733998458230260223083418

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