As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up, a Lancet review examines the psychological effects of self-isolation
Author: ACBRD
The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes is the first national research centre internationally, dedicated to investigating the behavioural, psychological and social aspects of living with diabetes.
Limiting the spread of COVID-19: lessons from behavioural science
Five behaviour change principles to guide COVID-19 messaging, and increase recommended behaviours to slow transmission.
By Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
ACBRD helps to celebrate an impactful 25 years of the PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) Study Group
Diabetic Medicine special issue highlights the work of the PSAD in understanding the psychosocial experience of living with diabetes
Reducing depression among people with diabetes
25 years of psychosocial research has improved understanding and treatments, but how can we put the evidence into practice?
The latest in diabetes technologies and treatments
Highlights from the ATTD and a summary of the research presented by the ACBRD
By Jasmine Schipp and Shaira Baptista
A new questionnaire examines satisfaction with glucose monitoring experience
ACBRD develops and validates the novel “Glucose Monitoring Experiences Questionnaire (GME-Q)”, for use among adults with type 1 diabetes.
By Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
Satisfaction with insulin delivery and glucose monitoring technologies in adults with long-standing type 1 diabetes and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia
Secondary analysis of the HypoCOMPaSS trial highlights greater satisfaction with insulin pump than multiple daily injections
The thoughts associated with awareness of hypoglycaemia and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia
Researchers from King’s College London have explored the role of beliefs about low and high glucose levels in ~2000 adults with type 1 diabetes
“Is insulin delivery method associated with diabetes distress among people with type 1 diabetes?”
Research from the US suggests no difference in diabetes-related distress among adults with type 1 diabetes with a free choice of insulin pumps versus multiple daily insulin injections.
New NDSS resource for people with type 2 diabetes: ‘Starting Insulin’
The ACBRD has worked with Diabetes Australia to produce a booklet designed to support people with type 2 diabetes who want to find out more about insulin