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Type 1 Diabetic Adults' Self-respect Relationship with Diet Purpose: The study was carried out to determine the effect of self-respect on dietary adults. The research was carried out in two state hospitals and two university hospitals’ diabetic clinics. The study included a total of 85 patients with type 1 diabetes between 12 and 20 years of age registered in these clinics. The data collection used the survey form and the Rosenberg Identity Respect Scale. The data collected was evaluated in the SPSS 10 package program. For the evaluation of the data, percentage and ki-core tests were used. Results: The study found that 57.6% of adolescents with type 1 diabetes have high self-esteem. While adolescents do not have a meaningful relationship between age and gender and self-esteem (p>.05), they have a higher self-esteem in school (p>.05). It has been determined that the status of adult success in school has a positive impact on their self-esteem (p≤.05). While there is no meaningful relationship between the status of diet and the level of self-respect, the self-respect was found higher in those who follow the number of meals (p>.05). It has also been determined that the consistency of the concept of selfishness in the adolescents who do not follow the diet is low, the sensitivity to criticism and the feeling of threat in interpersonal relationships is high, the confidence in people and the relationship with the father is on a medium level (p>.05). The result is that if the adults who match the number of foods have a higher self-respect, the subcategories of the self-respect scale are assessed, the adults who do not conform to the diet have a negative impact on these categories. Keywords: Type 1 diabetes, self-respect, diet. ABSTRACT Objective: This study was designed to determine the effects of self-esteem on the compliance of a diet program for adolescents who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods: The research was carried out in the diabetes polyclinics of two public hospitals and two university hospitals. The research included 85 adolescents ranging between the ages of 12 and 20, who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and registered at these polyclinics. A questionnaire and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used for data collection. The data were evaluated using SPSS 10 program. Percentages and chi-square tests were used for the analysis. Findings: The results indicate that, 57.6% of the adolescents with type 1 diabetes have high levels of self-esteem. While self-esteem does not have a statistically significant relationship with gender and age (p>.05), the self-esteem scores of adolescents who attend school were higher than those who do not (p>.05). The success of an adolescent in school has a statistically significant and positive effect on self-esteem (p≤.05). While there is no statistically significant relationship between diet compliance and self-esteem level, self-esteem is higher in adolescents who followed the instructions on the number of meals (p>.05). Moreover, adolescents who did not comply with the diet have lower levels of self-esteem, higher levels of sensitivity to criticism, higher levels of feeling threatened in interpersonal relationships and moderate levels of trust in people and relationship with father (p>.05). Conclusion: Self-esteem is higher in adolescents who follow the instructions on the number of meals and, when the sub-categories of self-esteem scale were evaluated, it was found that these categories were adversely negatively affected in adolescents who did not comply with the diet. Keywords: Type 1 diabetes, adolescent, self-esteem, diet.

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