In a recent ACBRD publication, we reported that adults with diabetes who feel distressed about diabetes, are seeking support from their health professionals
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Category: Diabetes distress
What people with diabetes need to know about accessing a psychologist for support
We report on two new leaflets published by the NDSS, and developed by the ACBRD
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Time to switch off? Minimising the impact of media coverage of COVID-19 on our health
According to a new report published in Health Psychology, repeated media exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic can cause more harm than good
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?
“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.
Severe hypoglycaemia: how does it impact people with type 2 diabetes?
The centre published the first systematic review on the psychological impact of severe hypoglycaemia in adults with type 2 diabetes
ACBRD has a strong presence at the 2019 Australasian Diabetes Congress: #19ADC
ACBRD staff and students were involved in 15 presentations across three days of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest diabetes congress
by Dr Amelia Lake, Jennifer Halliday and Jasmine Schipp
Introducing the PAID-11, a brief measure of diabetes distress
In this paper, an 11-item Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID) scale for adults with type 1 diabetes is proposed from the UK DAFNE dataset
What does self-compassion have to do with diabetes?
Our latest findings from Diabetes MILES-2, published in Mindfulness, shows self-compassion is associated with a range of important diabetes outcomes
The ACBRD celebrates the graduation of Dr Virginia Hagger
We congratulate Dr Virginia Hagger, who was awarded her PhD in Psychology at a graduation ceremony at Deakin University’s Geelong Waterfront campus on Wednesday 13 February.