Publications

Author: Guzman, SJ. From a behavioral perspective, therapeutic inertia can happen when obstacles to changing a diabetes treatment plan outweigh perceived benefits. There is a complex interaction of important treatment-related obstacles for people with diabetes (PWD), their treating health care professional (HCP), and the clinical setting in which they interact. Tipping the scales toward more effective action involve strategies that

Authors: Lawrence Fisher, William Polonsky, Vicky Bowyer, Danielle Hessler Abstract Aims: To assess between-group differences in participant experiences in a two-arm diabetes distress (DD) reduction RCT and to determine their relationship to clinical outcomes (reductions in DD and HbA1C). Methods: For high DD adults with Type 1 diabetes and HbA1c ≥7.5% participating in T1-REDEEM, we evaluated post intervention 5-point ratings

Authors: Heather Stuckey, Lawrence Fisher, William H Polonsky, Danielle Hessler, Frank J Snoek, Tricia S Tang, Norbert Hermanns, Xavier Mundet-Tuduri, Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva, Jackie Sturt, Kentaro Okazaki, Dachuang Cao, Irene Hadjiyianni, Jasmina I Ivanova, Urvi Desai, Magaly Perez-Nieves. Abstract Objective: To understand participant perceptions about insulin and identify key behaviors of healthcare professionals (HCPs) that motivated initially reluctant

Authors: Polonsky WH, Fortmann AL, Johnson KE, Nguyen A, Beebe C. Abstract Background: Hypoglycemic confidence (HC) represents the degree to which an individual feels secure regarding his or her ability to stay safe from hypoglycemia-related problems. Self-report scales assessing HC in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have found that greater HC is associated with better glycemic control and that

Authors: Leahy JJL, Aleppo G, Fonseca VA, Garg SK, Hirsch IB, McCall AL, McGill JB, Polonsky WH. Abstract Faster-acting insulins, new noninsulin drug classes, more flexible insulin-delivery systems, and improved continuous glucose monitoring devices offer unprecedented opportunities to improve postprandial glucose (PPG) management and overall care for adults with insulin-treated diabetes. These developments led the Endocrine Society to convene a

Authors: Shumway M, Fisher L, Hessler D, Bowyer V, Polonsky WH, Masharani U. Abstract Aims: This study evaluated the implementation costs of two group interventions, one focused on diabetes education (KnowIt) and one focused directly on diabetes distress (OnTrack), that reduced diabetes distress and HbA1C in adults with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in the T1-REDEEM trial. Methods: Resources

Authors: Hessler D, Fisher L, Polonsky W, Strycker L, Parra J, Bowyer V, Dedhia M, Masharani U. Abstract Aim: To compare the effect of targeted interventions to reduce high diabetes distress among adults with Type 1 diabetes with a comparison sample of similar but untreated individuals, and to document the stability of untreated diabetes distress over time. Methods: A total

Authors: Jendle J, Birkenfeld AL, Polonsky WH, Silver R, Uusinarkaus K, Hansen T, Håkan-Bloch J, Tadayon S, Davies MJ. Abstract Aim: To investigate treatment satisfaction with semaglutide, a once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, versus placebo/active comparators in the SUSTAIN clinical trial programme. Methods: In SUSTAIN 2-5 and 7, the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to evaluate patient-perceived treatment satisfaction,

Authors: Barnard-Kelly KD, Polonsky WH. Abstract Background: Increasing numbers of people with diabetes, especially those with type 1 diabetes (T1D), are using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to support their diabetes self-management, yet even so only approximately 30% of individuals with T1D meet the American Diabetes Association HbA1c target of 58 mmol/mol (7.5%) for children and 53 mmol/mol (7.0%) for

Authors: Fisher L, Polonsky WH, Hessler D Abstract Addressing the emotional side of diabetes and its management has received considerable attention in recent years. At the centre of most of these efforts is the concept of ‘diabetes distress’, a generic term that captures the primary sources and intensity of emotional distress associated with diabetes and its management over time. As