In this special issue of Diabetic Medicine (June 2018), nine articles are devoted to the psychological, social and behavioural aspects of diabetes management.
By Dr Amelia Lake
Category: Diabetes MILES
How much physical activity do adults with type 2 diabetes need to feel more positive?
In #ExerciseRightWeek, we highlight a recent paper from the ACBRD, which explores the association between physical activity and depressive symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes, and how it differs by body weight
by Ralph Geerling
Are diabetes stigma and attitudes towards insulin among people with type 2 diabetes related?
Our new study examines the negative experience of insulin use associated with diabetes stigma among people with type 2 diabetes.
by Jasmine Schipp & Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
Eating behaviours of adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Does gender matter?
Another paper of the Diabetes Miles Youth – Australia study has recently been published.
by Dr Christel Hendrieckx
Diabetes and apps
ACBRD (Dr Steve Trawley, Ms. Shaira Baptista and Prof Jane Speight) have recently published a conceptual follow-up to their 2016 paper that looked at mobile health applications (app) use for self-management support amongst adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
By Dr Steven Trawley
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
Strengths and resilient outcomes in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
The Centre publishes a peer-reviewed journal article from the MILES Youth study in Diabetes Care.
by Virginia Hagger
Can a brief, positively-worded questionnaire be used to screen for depression in people with diabetes?
New ACBRD research published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice describes the validation of the WHO-5 as a first-step screening tool.
by Jennifer Halliday
Psychosocial Burden of Diabetes: An Infographic
In 2016 the ACBRD released the latest Diabetes MILES study findings (MILES-2). The MILES-2 study report provides the second snapshot in five years of what it’s like for Australian adults to live with diabetes. To summarise key aspects of what the study found, we put together the above infographic.
by Dr Jessica Browne
The Diabetes MILES – Australia study, established in 2011, was a survey focused on the experiences of living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes for Australian adults. The 2011 survey attracted more than 3000 participants, enabling greater understanding about the unmet psychological, behavioural and social needs of those living with the condition. Details about the first Diabetes MILES study can be found here. Read more