Patients with Diabetes: What Psychologists Need to Know

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

• Define diabetes.

• State three risk factors for developing diabetes.

• Distinguish among four types of diabetes.

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

• Identify two ways to prevent diabetes.

• Identify the main medical diabetes treatment goal.

• Identify four elements of self-care.

• Identify three reasons for glucose monitoring.

• Describe three 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.