Longitudinal relationship between diabetes‐specific emotional distress and follow‐up HbA 1c in adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus

In adults with Type 1 diabetes, elevated baseline diabetes‐specific emotional distress is associated with worse glycaemic control over a 1–3‐year period and regimen‐related distress had the strongest association with subsequent glycaemic control. Baseline diabetes‐specific emotional distress is associated with the stable component of glycaemic control and does not account for within‐individual change in glycaemic control over 1–3 years. Elevated diabetes‐specific emotional distress may be an important marker for risk of prolonged suboptimum glycaemic control.