“…Diabetes can result in serious coping problems during the period of puberty, as it is a chronic disease which necessitates continuous monitoring. Adolescents with T1DM may experience a deterioration in metabolic control due to a number of reasons, including the increase in insulin resistance, irregular eating habits, lack of exercise, difficulty in complying with the treatment programme and eating disorders (Cameron, Garvey, Hood, Acerini, & Codner, ). Adolescents with T1DM also experience social problems, such as feeling different from their peers or being unable to join peer groups, and thus they have higher levels of anxiety (Berlin, Hains, Kamody, Kichler, Hains, Kamody, Kichler, & Davies, ).…”