Type 1 Diabetes
WHO WE ARE
BDI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in San Diego, California, focuses on addressing the social, emotional, and psychological barriers to living a long and healthy life with diabetes. To better understand and overcome these obstacles, BDI is actively engaged in research examining the psychological aspects of diabetes and evaluating innovative behavioral interventions. In addition, BDI directly offers an array of unique, behaviorally-oriented products and services for: people with type 1 diabetes; people with type 2 diabetes; parents of children and teens with diabetes; spouses and partners of people with diabetes; and interested health care professionals. Products and services include print materials; online courses and modules, face-to-face workshops and seminars, professional training programs, and an online library of resources.
We invite you to explore the resources available to you from BDI. We also welcome your suggestions for additional resources that might be added to our web site. Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS
BDI’s once-monthly Case Consultation for Diabetes Care Professionals who ARE mental health specialists.
July 13, 2022
16th Annual (virtual) TCOYD/diaTribe Forum
July 13, 2022
BDI’s once-monthly Case Consultation for Diabetes Care Professionals who are not mental health specialists.
July 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM
LATEST NEWS
Welcome to BDI’s July 2022 update!
July will be a quiet month here at the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, but here are a few things you should know:
Events:
- July 13 morning: BDI hosts the San Diego-wide, monthly case consultation meeting (for mental health professionals working in the field of diabetes). Contact us at info@behavioraldiabetes.org if you are in the greater San Diego area and would like further information about this program.
- July 13 afternoon/evening: Dr. Polonsky serves as one of the esteemed faculty panelists at the 16th Annual (virtual) TCOYD/diaTribe Forum.
- July 26: BDI hosts the once-monthly Case Consultation for Diabetes Care Professionals (who are not mental health specialists). This one-hour interactive ZOOM meeting (1 – 2 pm PST) is an opportunity to discuss tough cases together and brainstorm how to best address the behavioral and emotional aspects of diabetes care in the clinical setting. This is limited to only 10 participants each month, so contact us at info@behavioraldiabetes.org if you would like further information and might want to join us.
The T2-DDAS has arrived!
In 2021, BDI staff developed and published the Type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment System (T2-DDAS), the first self-report tool for assessing diabetes distress developed specifically for people with type 2 diabetes. We are now proud to announce that the T2-DDAS is now available online at diabetesdistress.org, where it is free for all healthcare professionals and people with type 2 diabetes. At diabetesdistress.org, the scale can be easily completed, scored automatically and graphical feedback is then provided.
