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Working to Improve Health and Healthcare Quality for Youth and Young Adults With Diabetes

Improving Diabetes Outcomes Lab

The Improving Diabetes Outcomes (IDO) Lab, directed by Dr. Faisal Malik, is dedicated to improving health and health care quality for youth and young adults with diabetes.

Our team is committed to developing and investigating the effectiveness of innovative, person-centered interventions that make a difference in the lives of young people living with diabetes. Our work to date has included the development and implementation of a novel clinic-based program to support an emerging adult’s transition to independence with diabetes management (Achieving Health in Emerging Adults With Diabetes Program); exploring the use of Instagram to provide diabetes education and peer support to adolescents; and examining the effectiveness of using financial incentives to support insulin administration and glucose monitoring in teens with type 1 diabetes.

In addition, our lab engages in studies examining the impact of social determinants of health on diabetes management, as well as clinical trials designed to make new pharmaceutical agents and diabetes technology available to children and young adults living with diabetes. We also participate in diabetes quality improvement collaboratives including the U.S. T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative and the international SWEET Initiative to support our mission to improve healthcare quality.

See a full list of Dr. Malik's publications