Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Adults

Clinical Takeaway

: A new ADA/EASD consensus report updates guidance on management and reflects advances in diagnosis, technology, adjunctive therapy, and disease-modifying treatment.

An overview of the Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: The Updated 2026 Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

Background

The ADA and EASD last published a consensus report on type 1 diabetes in 2021. Although the ADA updates its Standards of Care report annually, the field has advanced enough to warrant a comprehensive new joint report. Diabetes self-management education and support remain foundational, both for improving health behaviors and for addressing diabetes distress. The report offers practical advice on when and how to deliver educational information and what to cover, with particular attention to nutrition, glucose management around exercise, a…

Reviewing Author

Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O., M.M.Sc., M.R.C.P.I.

Disclosures

Editorial BoardsEndocrine Practice

Leadership Roles in Professional SocietiesAssociation of Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism (Secretary-Treasurer); World Professional Association for Transgender Health (Cochair, Curriculum Development Committee)

Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O., M.M.Sc., M.R.C.P.I.

Disclosures

Editorial BoardsEndocrine Practice

Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Adults

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