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 will offer a one-day virtual CME training program, “The Problem of Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Care: An Integrative Overview of the Latest Behavioral, Pharmacological and Technological Solutions”
November 5, 2021
Dr. Polonsky will be presenting on “Why Aren’t My Patients Following My Brilliant Recommendations?” at the Great Plain Diabetes event for health professionals, Live Well with Diabetes.
November 5, 2021
Dr. Guzman will present on “Effectively Addressing Emotional Barriers to Diabetes Management”, at the Wake Forest Baptist Health 23rd Annual Diabetes Management Conference: Best Practices Across the Continuum.
November 5, 2021
Dr. Polonsky will be presenting “Diabetes Distress and Diabetes Burnout” at the Tower Health Diabetes Virtual Professional Conference.
November 6, 2021
BDI will host our next 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 and about our future meetings.
November 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM
Dr. Polonsky will be presenting on “Understanding and Addressing Diabetes Distress (and Other Diabetes-Related Emotional Issues” at the Upstate AHEC’s Virtual World Diabetes Day for Healthcare Professionals.
November 12, 2021
Dr. Polonsky will present on “The Emotional Side of Diabetes” for Lions Club International’s World Diabetes Day webinar.
November 14, 2021
Dr. Guzman presents on “A look at Diabetes from a Behavioral Perspective” at the Sharp Healthcare 2021 Diabetes Conference.
November 19, 2021
BDI will offer its next one-day virtual CME training program, “Addressing Psychosocial Challenges in Type 1 Diabetes”
December 3, 2021
LATEST NEWS
Welcome to BDI’s November 2021 update!
November events:
- November 5 in San Diego: Dr. Guzman and Polonsky will be hosting BDI’s one-day virtual CME training program, “The Problem of Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Care: An Integrative Overview of the Latest Behavioral, Pharmacological and Technological Solutions”. If you’d like to register, there are still a few last spots remaining!
And thanks to the magic of prerecording, Drs. Guzman and Polonsky will magically be appearing elsewhere on November 5:
- November 5 in Kansas: Dr. Polonsky will be presenting on “Why Aren’t My Patients Following My Brilliant Recommendations?” at the Great Plain Diabetes event for health professionals, Live Well with Diabetes.
- November 5 in North Carolina: Dr. Guzman will present on “Effectively Addressing Emotional Barriers to Diabetes Management”, at the Wake Forest Baptist Health 23rd Annual Diabetes Management Conference: Best Practices Across the Continuum.
- November 6 in Pennsylvania: Dr. Polonsky will be presenting “Diabetes Distress and Diabetes Burnout” at the Tower Health Diabetes Virtual Professional Conference.
- November 10 in San Diego: 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 and about our post-September meetings.
- November 12 in South Carolina: Dr. Polonsky will be presenting on “Understanding and Addressing Diabetes Distress (and Other Diabetes-Related Emotional Issues” at the Upstate AHEC’s Virtual World Diabetes Day for Healthcare Professionals.
- November 14 everywhere: Dr. Polonsky will present on “The Emotional Side of Diabetes” for Lions Club International’s World Diabetes Day webinar.
- November 19 in San Diego: Dr. Guzman presents on ““A look at Diabetes from a Behavioral Perspective” at the Sharp Healthcare 2021 Diabetes Conference.
And a special December event:
- BDI’s next one-day virtual CME training program, “Addressing Psychosocial Challenges in Type 1 Diabetes”, will occur on Friday, December 3. Mark your calendars for a fun and informative day with us here at BDI! Registration is now open.
A new professional publication
Dr. Polonsky was proud to serve as a co-author this month on “The effect of discontinuing continuous glucose monitoring in adults with type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin”, published in Diabetes Care. In a prior publication, participants in the MOBILE trial were found to enjoy significant glycemic benefits (in time-in-rage, or TIR) over an 8-month period after CGM was initiated. In this follow-up study, those same participants maintained the observed glycemic benefits, but only if CGM was continued. For those participants who were directed to stop CGM, about one-half of the initial gain was lost. Bottom line: ongoing use of CGM in this population is worth it!
