Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: What You Need to Know – Expert Guidelines and Practical Advice
- Health Communicator
- Jun 22
- 5 min read
Updated: Jul 9
Introduction
This article is based on the 2021 consensus report titled “The Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adults” by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), published in Diabetes Care (Vol. 44, pp. 2589–2625). The report was authored by leading diabetes experts including Dr. Richard Holt (University of Southampton, UK), Dr. Hans de Vries (Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands), Dr. Amy Hess-Fischl (University of Chicago, USA), Dr. Irl Hirsch (UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, USA), Dr. Barbara Ludwig (Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Germany), and Dr. Kirsten Nørgaard (Steno Diabetes Center, Denmark), along with other experienced clinicians and researchers in the field.
The report summarizes the latest scientific evidence and best practices in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults, based on a combination of clinical trials, observational studies, and expert consensus.
