Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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1. Type 1 diabetes | 1. Not under care of parent or guardian (i.e. a looked after child) |
2. 4-15 years old | 2. Co-morbid chronic illness likely to impact on HbA1c independent of patient's ability to manage diabetes (e.g. condition requiring steroid treatment, cystic fibrosis, renal failure) |
3. Under care of paediatric/adolescent diabetes team for duration of trial | 3. In receipt of ongoing psychiatric/psychological therapy at the start of the study |
4. Diabetes diagnosed > 12 months earlier | 4. Other patients judged by clinical carer to be vulnerable due to existing medical or social condition |
5. Parental or carer (and child when able) consent given | Â |
6. Ability of patient and at least one parent or carer to complete study materials (questionnaires) | Â |