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Young adulthood is a time when persons with type 1 diabetes (PWD) become more fully responsible for diabetes management. Establishing healthy diabetes routines during this period is foundational for successful management across adulthood, yet this age group experiences higher HbA1c levels and more frequent diabetes-related hospital visits than any other age group. New partnered relationships during young adulthood may play a crucial role in mitigating these risks. Long-term married couples with type 1 diabetes report poorer outcomes (lower self-care, lower physical health and higher HbA1c) when they report greater critical and overprotective behaviors from their spouse (Helgeson et al., 2019). Daily collaboration and support may be associated with poorer self-care (Berg et al., 2020). The objective of this study was to examine associations between daily communal coping and PWD blood glucose …