Abstract
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are at increased risk for diabetes distress. This cross-sectional study used the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) to determine diabetes distress among adolescents with T1DM in a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Sixty-one percent of respondents reported moderate to significant diabetes distress levels, with overall diabetes distress of M = 2.409 (SD = 0.853). Emotional burden subcategory had the highest distress (M = 3.214, SD = 1.449). Minimal distress levels were reported in the physician burden subcategory (M = 1.133, SD = 0.276). Results support the need for routine diabetes distress screening.
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