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What's New in May 2025
It's a busy month at BDI!
In this month’s episode of BDI Briefs, we discuss our newest questionnaire, the Diabetes Constraints Scale, and BDI’s research in this area. This new questionnaire highlights how diabetes can lead people to feel restricted and limited in their lives and how new diabetes technologies are helping those same people to regain their sense of freedom. Join Dr. Guzman (BDI Director of Clinical Education), Dr. Polonsky (BDI President), and Scott Johnson (famed diabetes blogger and a dear BDI friend) for this stimulating discussion.
Study recruitment is almost completed for BDI’s new research project which is investigating an innovative diabetes education program. However, we still have room for a few more people with type 2 diabetes. This opportunity might be right for you if you are ready to get on track with your diabetes, were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes less than 10 years ago, live anywhere in the U.S. and your last A1C was 7.0% or higher.
The study is examining how innovative new approaches to diabetes education might help to improve glucose outcomes and quality of life. Participants will be randomly assigned to take part in one of two different live, online, group education programs. Each group program will be lively and informative, and will meet once weekly for 5 weeks in a row. Also, half of the participants will receive a continuous glucose monitor and free testing supplies. If you are at all interested, don’t delay!
To find out more and see if you might qualify, click below to apply. Or for more information, email us at [email protected] or call us at 858-336-8693.
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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.
Stability and impact of diabetes distress over time: The potential value and uses of the type 1 diabetes distress assessment system (T1-DDAS)
Authors: Danielle M Hessler, William H Polonsky, Lisa Strycker, Diana Naranjo, Katherine Greenberg, Lawrence Fisher Abstract Aims: To document stability and change over time, define a
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the type 1 diabetes distress scale
Authors: Tuğba Bi Lgehan, Elif Gencer Şendur, Özlem Canbolat, Emre Dünder, William H Polonsky Abstract Aims: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of