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Type 1 diabetes and mental health

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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. 

Get more on: Devices and technology | Pediatric diabetes

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Diabetes and dementia: Addressing the needs of an overlooked population

Diabetologist Amar Puttanna addresses growing concerns about the rise of dementia in diabetes care and highlights where guidelines, research efforts, and management options are needed to tackle this comorbidity [read more].

Get more on: Mental health and diabetesDiabetes complications and comorbidities | Diabetes in older adults

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Insulin manipulation strongly linked to psychiatric comorbidity

Insulin manipulation, the practice of deliberately under- or overdosing insulin, is strongly associated with psychiatric comorbidity in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes, Austrian research shows.

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Compassion fatigue in diabetes care professionals

Awareness and education about compassion fatigue can help to limit its incidence and severity. Sanjay Kalra outlines strategies to identify and manage the emotional exhaustion that often affects diabetes caregivers [read more].

Get more on:  Psychosocial care | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes

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24-10-2023 | Type 2 diabetes | News

Prediabetes remission with lifestyle intervention reduces type 2 diabetes risk

A post-hoc analysis of the German Prediabetes Lifestyle Intervention Study has found that people who achieve remission of prediabetes by losing weight through lifestyle intervention for 12 months may reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

23-10-2023 | Type 1 diabetes | News

Teplizumab may PROTECT β-cell function in youth with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes

Early treatment with the anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody teplizumab may help to preserve β-cell function in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, results of the phase 3 PROTECT study show.

18-10-2023 | Type 1 diabetes | News

Automated insulin delivery benefits type 1 diabetes individuals at high hypoglycemia risk

Automated insulin delivery reduces hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes at increased risk, improving their time spent in target glucose range.

Themed collections

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07-06-2017 | Psychosocial care | Themed collection | Collection

Psychosocial care in diabetes

This content collection summarizes recent publications dealing with various aspects of psychosocial care in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

This collection has been developed on behalf of Diabetes UK

Journal articles and book chapters

04-09-2018 | Mental health | Article

Long-term glycemic control and dementia risk in type 1 diabetes

Lacy ME et al. Diabetes Care 2018: dc180073. doi: 10.2337/dc18-0073

18-07-2018 | Mental health | Review | Article

Cognitive decline and dementia in diabetes mellitus: Mechanisms and clinical implications

Biessels GJ, Despa F. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41574-018-0048-7

03-07-2018 | Diabetes distress | Article

T1-REDEEM: A randomized controlled trial to reduce diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes

Fisher L et al. Diabetes Care 2018. doi: 10.2337/dc18-0391

02-07-2018 | Mental health | Article

Fatigue in type 1 diabetes, prevalence, predictors and comparison with the background population

Jensen Ø et al. Diabetes Res Clin Prac 2018; 143: 71–78. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.06.012

13-06-2018 | Mental health | Article

Prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety in adult patients with type 1 diabetes in tertiary care setting

Castellano-Guerrero AM et al. Acta Diabetol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1172-5

Guidelines

Guidelines

A convenient single access point, providing diabetes professionals with links to a comprehensive set of clinical practice guidelines from a wide range of relevant organizations.

Downloadable slides

Slides

Downloadable PowerPoint slide sets containing a variety of high-quality images and illustrations from Springer Nature’s library of published figures.

In practice

Practice tips

Practical information, guidance, and helpful resources for diabetes healthcare providers. Comprised of practical approaches, case studies, and more.

Themed collections

Themed collections

Compendia of selected, recently published, free full-text journal and book content from Springer Nature and other publishers on a particular topic within diabetes management, as recommended by our Editorial Board.

Independent Medical Education

Independent Medical Education

Educational programs building upon the most current research and professional practice recommendations, with the aim of enabling more efficient diagnosis, optimizing treatment, and improving patient outcomes.