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Attribution. Simon Heller; Elaine Scott; Jackie Elliott; Esther Herbert; Ines Rombach; Cindy Cooper et al. (2026). A lifelong approach to promote effective self-management in adults with type 1 diabetes: the DAFNEplus research programme including a cluster RCT. National Institute for Health and Care Research. Copyright © 2026 Heller et al. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. NCBI Bookshelf NBK624258. CC BY 4.0. Original source ↗. Text reproduced from the Bookshelf XML without changing wording; figures, images and supplements are not reproduced.