Patients with Diabetes: What Psychologists Need to Know

Upon completion of the courses, participants will be able to:

• Define diabetes.

• State 3 risk factors for developing diabetes.

• Distinguish among 4 types of diabetes.

• Identify 3 immediate consequences and 3 long-term complications of poor glucose control.

• Identify 2 ways to prevent diabetes.

• Identify the main medical diabetes treatment goal.

• Identify 4 elements of self-care.

• Identify 3 reasons for glucose monitoring

• Describe 3 reasons for poor medical treatment adherence.

• Differentiate between psychological illness associated with and everyday challenges of living with diabetes.

• Describe the psychologist’s role in treating

  • Distress in people with diabetes

  • Clinical depression in people with diabetes

  • Anxiety disorders in people with diabetes

  • Eating disorders in people with diabetes.