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What's New in January 2026

The BDI Headquarters has moved!

We are beginning our new year in a fresh, new location just a few miles away. Our new address is 

7220 Trade Street STE 115
San Diego, CA 92121

The BDI is now on Facebook

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New CME programs for a NEW YEAR!

Stay tuned! We are bringing back our in-person CME programs for diabetes care professionals starting with a full-day workshop in San Diego called “Engaging the Disengaged: Innovative Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes”. We will be announcing more details with registration information soon.

Presenting...

January 6: Dr. Polonsky (BDI President) will be joining the panel presentation, “The Rise of Liveable Tech: Calm, Intelligent and Human-First”, at CES 2026, in Las Vegas (NV).

https://www.ces.tech/schedule/the-rise-of-liveable-tech-calm-intelligent-and-human-first-presented-by-insulet/

 

 

January 26: Dr. Guzman (BDI Director of Clinical Education) will virtually present “The Emotional Side of Diabetes” to the CDCES team at Weill Cornell Medicine in NYC.

2025 was a busy year for BDI!

 

BDI staff authored or co-authored 12 scientific publications as well as 10 published abstracts at major scientific meetings

5 new BDI Briefs 

BDI members participated in various panels and presentations: 

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.
 
Three BDI research projects were completed in 2025, two investigated the psychological and behavioral impact of CGM on people type 2 diabetes and one examined how incretin medication users (e.g., Ozempic) manage to successfully address common obstacles, like stigma and uncomfortable medication side effects. In 2026, scientific publications from all three projects will be released.

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Monthly Events

September 9
September 9Case Consultation
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.
October 16
October 16Diabetes Data Workshop
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!
October 24
October 24CME Workshop
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.

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Whats New

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