› The most successful strategies for teaching pregnant adolescents with DM1 are individualized educational interventions • Patient education and teaching tools (e.g., handouts, books, DVDs) about DM1 during pregnancy should be tailored to
address the patients’ specific needs/priorities and should be age- and developmentally-appropriate • Visually oriented informational handouts (i.e., those with diagrams and limited wording) should be patient-friendly and
easy to read • All teaching should be patient-centered and evidence-based • Educational information should be delivered in a culturally-sensitivemanner and in a language and at a level that can be
easily understood by the patient • Professional certified medical interpreters, either in person or via phone, should be used when there are language barriers • Simple, nonmedical language should be used for all patients, especially when low literacy levels are assessed