Introduction

About This Book

Diabetes, Diagnosis, and Emotional Impact

Impact of a Diabetes Diagnosis
How an Emotional Response is Formed
The Individual’s Perception of Their Diabetes
Diabetes Self-Management
Key Messages in This Chapter

Diabetes and Psychosocial Issues

Psychological Issues for People with Diabetes
Focussing on Changing Behaviour to Make a Difference
Key Messages in This Chapter

Theories of Behaviour Applied to Diabetes

Diabetes, the COM-B Model and the Behaviour Change Wheel
Diabetes and the Common Sense Model
Self-Regulation Theory and Perpetual Control Theory
Key Messages in This Chapter

Diabetes and Depression

Diabetes and Associated Mental Health
The Communication Process
Treatment and Management
Treating Depression to Improve Diabetes Control
Treating Depression to Prevent Diabetes
Key Messages in This Chapter

Diabetes and Eating Disorders

Prevalence, Diabetes, and Disordered Eating
Anorexia
Bulimia Nervosa
Calorie Restriction
Diabulimia
Disordered Eating and Diabetes
Key Messages in This Chapter

Diabetes and the Disease Process

Chronic Complications of Diabetes
Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Diseases
Diabetes Comorbidities
Preventing Comorbidities in Diabetes
Managing Comorbidities in Diabetes
Key Messages in This Chapter

Diabetes, Stigma, and Weight Loss Surgery

Victim Blaming
The Escalating Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Management
Type 2 Diabetes Reversal with Diet and Exercise
Type 2 Diabetes Reversal with Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery for Children with Type 2 Diabetes
The Psychological Impact of Weight Loss Surgery
Key Messages in This Chapter

Glossary

References

Index

About the Author

Dr Val Wilson is an academic with a PhD in diabetes health education from the University of Kent, UK. As a specialist in the field, she has conducted various research studies about how people self-manage their diabetes over the past 25 years. She has also done more than ten years of voluntary work with the INPUT (Insulin Pump Therapy) national diabetes organisation. Dr Wilson has published widely in nursing and healthcare journals and has had Type 1 diabetes for 45 years.

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