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Healthcare transition refers to the transition of care for youth with chronic disease from pediatric-oriented healthcare services to adult-oriented services. The primary goal of transition is to ensure that the move to adult healthcare services occurs seamlessly, resulting in continuity of care in a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate manner. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are chronic illnesses significantly impacted by transition from pediatric to adult care. Successful transition requires a focused and purposeful process to optimize lifelong outcomes. This chapter aims to review aspects of transition of youth with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes to adult healthcare services. This includes models of transition care; patient, provider, and program characteristics; and the assessment of a patient’s transition readiness. In addition, we will address gaps in our understanding of this process and future needs to best support the population of adolescents and emerging adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Wicklow, B.A., Sellers, E.A.C. (2020). Medical Systems, Patient-Provider Relationships, and Transition of Care. In: Delamater, A., Marrero, D. (eds) Behavioral Diabetes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33286-0_14
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