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David Maahs

25-08-2020 | Psychosocial care | Video | Article

Pediatric diabetes and psychosocial care

David Maahs outlines the impact of psychosocial factors on children with diabetes and their families, and explains how psychosocial research can help build the tools to alleviate disease burden.

Irl Hirsch

25-08-2020 | Psychosocial care | Video | Article

Type 1 diabetes and psychosocial care

Irl Hirsch talks about the challenges presented by psychosocial problems related directly and indirectly to having type 1 diabetes.

11-06-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Insulin omission for weight purposes linked to increased depression in youth

Young people who deliberately omit insulin to either lose weight or prevent weight gain report worse psychosocial functioning, particularly depressive symptoms, than those who have never skipped a dose for this reason, study data show.

11-06-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Diabetes distress linked to self-care and HbA1c in adolescents with diabetes

Diabetes distress is more common than depression in adolescents with diabetes and is significantly associated with less frequent blood glucose monitoring and higher glycated hemoglobin levels, study findings indicate.

10-06-2019 | Adolescents | ADA 2019 | News

Shared medical appointments improve psychosocial outcomes in young diabetes

Shared medical appointments may help adolescents with type 1 diabetes to reduce family conflict and improve their depressive symptoms, show data presented at the 79th ADA Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, California, USA.

13-03-2019 | Psychosocial care | News

Tailored CBT reduces depression, distress in type 2 diabetes

A patient-specific cognitive behavioral therapy and lifestyle counseling intervention can significantly improve psychological outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with depression and/or regimen-related distress, say researchers.

01-11-2018 | Depression | News

Peer support benefits patients with type 2 diabetes and depression

Peer support substantially reduces the number of hospitalizations and acute care visits in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid depression, shows a randomized trial published in Diabetes Care.

Woman checking blood sugar level while lying in bedroom

24-10-2018 | Diabetes distress | Editorial | Article

Feeling stressed out and not meeting goals: A vicious cycle impacting diabetes self-management

Clinical psychologists Diana Naranjo and Korey Hood tackle the negative feedback loops that can develop around diabetes self-management and offer their insights on strategies to identify and address the roots of distress.

24-05-2018 | Retinopathy | Review | Article

Clinical and psychosocial factors influencing retinal screening uptake among young adults with type 2 diabetes

Lake AJ, Rees G, Speight J. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 41. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1007-3

10-02-2018 | Psychological support | Article

Effects of mindfulness on psychological distress and HbA1c in people with diabetes

Pearson S et al. Mindfulness 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12671-018-0908-1

16-06-2017 | Type 2 diabetes | ADA 2017 | News

The ADA Presidents Oral Session: Tuesday 13th June

The ADA Presidents Oral Session closed the 2017 American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions.

16-04-2016 | Psychosocial care | Review | Article

The psychosocial challenges and care of older adults with diabetes: “Can’t do what I used to do; can’t be who I once was”

Beverly EA et al. Curr Diab Rep 2016; 16: 48. doi: 10.1007/s11892-016-0741-7