DEFINING DIABETES DISTRESS
Defining Diabetes Distress 13 September 2023 (behavioural, cognitive and emotional) SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------- Very little research has been undertaken asking people with diabetes themselves what they think might help them to manage the emotional burden of living with diabetes. ------------------------------------------------------ A small-scale qualitative study undertaken with young adults with Type 1 diabetes in Ireland asked participants this question and found that what young people wanted was more diabetes education, more peer support groups and, crucially, more opportunity to talk to healthcare professionals about living with diabetes8. -------------------------------------------------- The young adults who took part in this study identified diabetes healthcare professionals as the people they wanted to talk to. This was because they recognised that diabetes healthcare professionals are in a better position to ...