Family problem-solving sessions help teens better manage diabetes
October 10th, 2012
A clinic-based program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their families helped the teens develop the healthy behaviors needed to control their blood sugar levels, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found.
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