Illinois Chapter Annual Meeting

to inform participants that the young person with diabetes needs to accept responsibility for their self-care. This is a journey and some of the key milestones (teachable moments) are : at diagnosis of diabetes , beginning school, progressing to middle school,moving onto high school, driving a car, dating , and moving to university or to their work place to understand these times in transition and use these times to heighten patient responsibility (expectations of self-care) and to help the patient and the caretakers do a better job in the care of the individuals diabetes