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What's New in October 2025

BDI’s New Diabetes Distress Infographic

We have had requests for an infographic on Diabetes Distress (DD). We hope that people will find it useful for understanding what DD is, how common it is, why it is important and how to assess for DD. We hope more people with diabetes will be asked how they are doing as part of routine clinical care and more healthcare professionals will feel confident and willing to be helpful in addressing DD.

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Monthly Events

October 8Case Consultation
October 8: BDI hosts the San Diego-wide, monthly case consultation meeting (for mental health professionals working in the field of diabetes). Contact us at [email protected] if you are in the greater San Diego area and would like further information about this program.
October 18Diabetes Burnout
October 18: At the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Endocrinologists, in Hyattsville, MD, Dr. Polonsky (BDI President), will have the opportunity to lecture on one of his favorite topics, Diabetes Burnout. https://endoconnection.com/mid/ meetings/annual/info
October 31University of Michigan Workshop
October 31: Dr. Polonsky will be presenting BDI’s one day workshop, “Diabetes Turning Points: Psychosocial Challenges and Behavior Change Solutions in Diabetes”, to healthcare staff at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. https://umich.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=81622

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Recent Publications

During 2024, BDI staff authored or co-authored 24 scientific publications (which includes the 3 new ones highlighted above) and 8 published abstracts at major scientific meetings. You can see the full list right HERE. Our work has covered a wide range, including studies on diabetes distress, the value of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with diabetes, the impact of diabetes medications on quality of life, the benefits of diabetes technology for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes stigma, and more.

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JOIN US FOR A LOCAL EVENT Monthly Events October 8Case Consultation October 8: BDI hosts the San Diego-wide, monthly case

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