“…In comparison to adolescents 11–14 years of age in the US, adolescents in China had lower diabetes care activities (20.68 vs. 32.3) (Chao, Whittemore, Minges, Murphy, & Grey, ). Data from large scale clinical and epidemiological studies show that deteriorations in diabetes self‐management are common during adolescents, because diabetes mismanagement frequently accompanies increased independence in diabetes care and psychological challenges during adolescents (Anderson & Wolpert 2004, Dashiff, Mccaleb, & Cull, , Wysocki, Harris, Buckloh, Wilkinson, & White, ). Similar declines in self‐management were reported in adolescents with T1D from Southern England (Skinner & Hampson, ).…”