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28-02-2023 | Flash glucose monitoring | News

Real-world isCGM benefits shown for people with psychosocial diabetes issues

People with high diabetes distress achieve reductions in glycated hemoglobin and the need for emergency care for acute diabetes complications after starting on intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring, report researchers.

25-07-2022 | Diabetes distress | News

Diabetes distress triggers may vary with type of diabetes

Research indicates that despite a lot of overlap, diabetes distress can arise from different experiences according to whether people have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

12-08-2021 | Disordered eating | News

Executive function, disordered eating assessments identify at-risk teens with type 1 diabetes

Assessing executive function and screening for disordered eating behaviors could help identify teenagers with type 1 diabetes who will benefit from interventions aimed at improving long-term outcomes, researchers report in Diabetic Medicine.

Katharine Barnard-Kelly

09-07-2021 | Mental health | Video | Article

An international Collaborative Community to address suicide risk in diabetes

Katharine Barnard-Kelly explains how the international RESCUE Collaborative Community, in partnership with the US FDA, aims to raise awareness of the risk for suicide in people with diabetes (2:25)

25-02-2021 | Mental health | News

Community-based depression intervention cost-effective for people with type 2 diabetes

Findings from a modeling study suggest that community-based exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for depression in people with type 2 diabetes are cost-effective in the long-term.

07-12-2020 | Diabetes distress | News

Emotional regulation ‘meaningfully linked’ to diabetes distress

Negative emotional experience and skill at regulating emotions are associated with diabetes distress in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

William Polonsky

31-08-2020 | Psychosocial care | Podcast | Article

Why psychosocial care matters: Diabetes distress

William Polonsky talks about how diabetes distress affects the wellbeing and glucose management of people with diabetes, and what healthcare professionals can do to help (15:48).

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.

14-06-2020 | ADA 2020 | Conference coverage | News

​​​​​​​Mediating factors between diabetes distress, glycemic outcomes identified

Improved diabetes knowledge and reduced distress both contribute to the positive effects of diabetes distress interventions on glycemic outcomes, say researchers.

13-06-2020 | ADA 2020 | Conference coverage | News

Researchers identify factors associated with negative psychologic impact of diabetes

A substantial proportion of people with diabetes experience negative psychologic consequences, and these issues are predicted by a number of factors including gaps in person-centered care, insulin use, and complications, suggest findings from a Danish national survey.

13-03-2020 | Disordered eating | News

Diabetes distress, body dissatisfaction may flag disordered eating risk in adolescence

The presence of diabetes distress and body dissatisfaction may warn of a high risk for disordered eating in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, show data from the Diabetes MILES Youth–Australia study.

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.

Exposure to diabetes technologies: Where now for adult services?

03-05-2019 | Devices and technology | Editorial | Article

Exposure to diabetes technologies: Where now for adult services?

What does the proliferation of diabetes self-management and monitoring technologies in pediatric care mean for the future of adult services? Katharine Barnard looks at the situation in England and Wales.

Warped reflection

13-03-2019 | Disordered eating | Conference report | Article

Eating disorders in diabetes: The missed opportunities

Healthcare professionals and a woman with diabetes outlined the forms that eating disorders can take in people with diabetes, and offered solutions for spotting these conditions and engaging and supporting patients.

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.

Dictionary

05-12-2018 | Diabetes distress | Editorial | Article

Diabetes distress: What’s in a name?

Sanjay Kalra and Psychiatrist Yatan Pal Singh Balhara question whether “diabetes distress” is well understood outside of the diabetes field and consider whether alternative terminology may help to bridge the knowledge gap.

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.