It is not surprising, therefore, that psychological support for parents can improve children’s glycemic control, e.g. adolescents of parents with good well-being scores show better glycemic control compared to adolescents of parents with poor well-being score (Hoey,2009)While there are validated reliable measurements for depression, it is less easy to identify and diagnose burnout but it is clearly important to try to identify patents and carers experiencing diabetes distress and address their needs (Barnard & Lloyd,2011).