How can we ensure fewer people experience difficulties coping with diabetes? And how can we make appropriate support available for anyone who needs it?
By Dr Debbie Cooke: University of Surrey and Dr Michelle Hadjiconstantinou
Category: Diabetes distress
“When knowing is not enough”: The relationship between emotional distress, health literacy and diabetes management.
New research from Belgium shows diabetes distress and depression moderate the relationship between health literacy and diabetes self-management.
By Jennifer Halliday
Grant success for the ACBRD!
Dr Adriana Ventura and team will take the Diabetes and Emotional Health handbook to the ‘next level’ thanks to funding secured through the ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation.
Clinically-meaningful cut-points for diabetes distress among adolescents with type 1 diabetes
A new publication from the ACBRD highlights the high proportion of adolescents with type 1 diabetes who experience clinically-significant diabetes distress.
by Virginia Hagger
Diabetes distress is linked with worsening diabetes management over time in adults with type 1 diabetes.
A new study, published here in Diabetic Medicine by Dr Danielle Hessler and colleagues, investigates the associations between diabetes-specific distress and key type 1 diabetes management outcomes over time.