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What's New in December 2025

Diabetes Distress and Diabetes Burnout

Diabetes Distress and Diabetes Burnout. Watch Dr. Polonsky’s presentation at the recent Mid-Atlantic Society of Endocrinologists (MASE) 2025 Annual Meeting, which is now available to all

2025 was a busy year for BDI!

BDI members published 8 scholarly articles

Publications – Behavioral Diabetes Institute

5 new BDI Briefs

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BDI members participated in various panels and presentations:

Rising Above the Bias: Let’s Talk About Diabetes
Real-Time CGM as a Motivational Support Tool in Type 2 Diabetes | SIGMA Web Platform
American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions (Chicago IL)
ONE 2025 – Taking Control Of Your Diabetes®
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute’s 2025 Updates in Diabetes Management The Power of Psych: A Tale of 3 Studies | Vumedi

For our DD-ASSIST project, an in person skill-building workshop to help diabetes clinicians learn how to assess and address diabetes distress, Drs Guzman and Fisher traveled to Idaho Falls, ID, Durango, CO, Lexington, KY and New Orleans, LA.

Our AH-HA Study examining an innovative 5-week diabetes education program for adults with type 2 diabetes is nearly completed, delivering group programs to people all over the U.S.

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Monthly Events

September 9: 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.

BDI friends and fellow healthcare professionals, Adam Brown and Aimeé José, present an in-person half-day workshop for people with diabetes here in San Diego, How to Make Diabetes Data Your Friend. Don’t miss it!

On October 24, BDI will host a live, one-day, CME workshop: Engaging the Disengaged: Innovative Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes. Run by Dr. Polonsky (BDI President) and Dr. Guzman (BDI Clinic Director), Participants will deepen their skills in recognizing and addressing common barriers to effective self-care and cardiometabolic medication initiation and maintenance, while fostering respectful, stigma-free clinical encounters.

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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.

Experiences of People with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthcare Professionals with Once-Weekly Insulin Efsitora Alfa in QWINT Phase 3 Trials: Qualitative In-Trial Interviews

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William H Polonsky 1 2, Emma L Low 3, Carla Dias-Barbosa 4, Amy Clark 3, Karen Bailey 3, Liza Ilag 5, Livia Firmino Gonçalves 5, Rebecca Threlkeld 5, Christopher J Child 5, Michael B Davidson 5, Eden Miller 6, Felicia T Gelsey 5 Abstract

Quality of Life and Humanistic Burden of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes with Recurrent Severe Hypoglycemic Events and Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Using a Continuous Glucose Monitor

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Adriana Boateng-Kuffour 1, Caitlin S Kelly 2, Huyen T Nguyen 2, Nanxin Li 3, Keval Chandarana 3, Katherine S Chapman 2, Liang Chen 3, Emilee M Cornelius 2, Wendy A Wolf 2, Beth Barber 3, William H Polonsky 4 Abstract Introduction: This

JOIN US FOR A LOCAL EVENT Monthly Events September 9Case Consultation September 9: BDI hosts the San Diego-wide, monthly case