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Category: Family

How can couples participating in a diabetes intervention both benefit?

How can couples participating in a diabetes intervention both benefit?

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019ACBRD

Research from the US shows that couples who participate in a diabetes intervention together have less emotional distress than those who participate alone

By Sienna Russell-Green


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Family, mental health, Type 2 diabetes Diabetic Medicine, T2D, The Diabetes Support Project, type 2 diabetes
New NDSS resource: ‘Caring for someone with diabetes’

New NDSS resource: ‘Caring for someone with diabetes’

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019ACBRD

The ACBRD has worked with Diabetes Australia to produce a new resource designed to support the family and friends of people living with diabetes 

By Prof Jane Speight


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Family, mental health, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes Diabetes Australia, NDSS
Mindful parenting is related to parental fear of hypoglycaemia​

Mindful parenting is related to parental fear of hypoglycaemia​

November 14, 2018November 14, 2019ACBRD

As World Diabetes Day places a focus on ‘the family and diabetes’, we share findings from our research with families of children with type 1 diabetes

By Dr Christel Hendrieckx


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Diabetes MILES, Family, hypoglycaemia, mental health, Type 1 diabetes Diabetes MILES, Diabetes MILES Youth - The Netherlands, Diabetic Medicine, family, WDD, World Diabetes Day
What are the common barriers to managing type 1 diabetes for youth and their families – and how do they affect quality of life?

What are the common barriers to managing type 1 diabetes for youth and their families – and how do they affect quality of life?

November 8, 2018November 14, 2019ACBRD

A US study examines the link between self-management barriers and diabetes-specific quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents.

By Jennifer Halliday


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Adolescents, Family, Quality of life, Type 1 diabetes Adolescents, barriers to care, children, family, quality of life, type 1 diabetes
Support a crowdfunding campaign to help parents of children with type 1 diabetes

Support a crowdfunding campaign to help parents of children with type 1 diabetes

August 27, 2018November 14, 2019ACBRD

ConnecT1ons will give parents a much-needed break and connect them with other parents.

By Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott


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Family, Other, Peer support, Type 1 diabetes Diabetes Victoria, Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, family
“Are you sure you’re going to have another one of those?”

“Are you sure you’re going to have another one of those?”

February 14, 2018November 14, 2018ACBRD

ACBRD and colleagues in Sydney publish paper on perceptions of social control and social support relating to the self-management of type 2 diabetes

by Dr Adriana Ventura


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Family, Stigma Dr Adriana Ventura, family, Journal of Health Psychology

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