Mridusmita Saikia

Background The process of transitioning from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions is challenging. This period is a time of major changes in school, work and living environment. Young adults with type 1 diabetes face even greater challenges during this transition period with the additional stress of managing their disease and maintaining glycemic control.

Daniel Benak1,2, Stepanka Benakova3,4, Lydie Plecita-Hlavata3 and Marketa Hlavackova1* 1Laboratory of Developmental Cardiology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia 3Laboratory of Pancreatic Islet Research, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia 4First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia The rapidly developing research...

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