Table 1.

Frequency and Mean Levels of Diabetes-Related Stressors

Diabetes-Related Stressor	Not at All/A Little n (%)	Somewhat/Very n (%)	Mean (SD)
Feeling different from other kids	91 (78)	25 (22)	1.03 (0.76)
Dealing with diabetes care	20 (17)	95 (83)	2.38 (0.85)
Feeling guilty or upset about “bad” numbers	82 (71)	34 (29)	1.14 (0.78)
Don’t know how to tell others about my diabetes	94 (82)	21 (18)	0.75 (0.90)
Others ask about my pump/injections/monitor	65 (57)	50 (43)	1.38 (0.90)
Parents bug me about taking care of myself	57 (50)	58 (50)	1.61 (1.12)
Missing school due to clinic visits	104 (90)	12 (10)	0.58 (0.70)
Seeing my family worry about me	84 (72)	32 (28)	1.09 (0.86)
Teachers/coaches/nurses didn’t understand diabetes	95 (84)	18 (16)	0.65 (0.89)
Diabetes got in the way of personal goals	93 (80)	23 (20)	0.75 (0.91)