SPECIAL SESSION: Using the Internet to Reach Teens with Type 1 Diabetes

Description/Overview: In this presentation, the results of a series of studies about a psycho-educational intervention developed to improve outcomes in adolescents with type 1 diabetes will be described. Based on descriptive research findings, the author developed the intervention and translated it into an internet delivery format which has been tested in a large randomized clinical trial. Translational research is now being conducted.