December eNews | Diabetes Distress & Holidays? New Handout with 12 Reframes to Help

Happy December

Greetings to my wonderful health care colleagues. Thank you for all the love and care you have provided this year. I know you touch the lives and hearts of many people who boldly try their best to self-manage their diabetes and I am grateful for you!

As I am sure you have witnessed over time, holidays can amplify stress levels for people living with diabetes. With that in mind, we think this is a perfect time to provide you with some tools to address diabetes distress and burnout during the holidays and in preparation for those New Year resolutions.

Approximately 30% of people with diabetes experience distress at any given time. In addition, many people may be struggling with diabetes burnout.

As health care providers, how do we know if someone is in diabetes distress or is burning out on their self-care?

We might connect with these individuals in a hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic crisis. Maybe they are not showing up for their appointments. These individuals might be mistakenly labeled as “non-adherent” or it may be wrongly assumed that they just don’t care. However, we are compelled to reach out to them and provide a compassionate check-in of their emotional health and state of well-being.

Diabetes specialists help identify and address diabetes distress to improve quality of life and outcomes.

Read more to learn the definition and signs of diabetes distress and burnout and what action to take. Download our FREE Handouts on Surviving the Holidays and Ideas to Deal with Diabetes Distress.

We hope you can join us for our Annual Webinar Updates starting in December. We have over 50 courses to update, so Coach Bev likes to get an early start (see schedule below).

Wishing you health and moments of awe as we move toward 2022.

Coach Beverly, Bryanna, and Jackson

Click here to read our full December 2021 newsletter.

Featured Topics

• How to Identify Diabetes Distress
• 12 Ways to Help Diabetes Distress
• Coach Bev Receives Statewide World
• Question of the Week
• Rationale of the Week

Upcoming Webinars

• CDCES vs. BC-ADM | Dec 9th
• Hyperglycemic Crisis | Dec 15th
• Test Taking Toolkit | Dec 16th
• Assessing & Promoting Well-Being | Dec 9th
• Diabetes Fundamentals | Begins Jan 11th
• ADA Standards of Care | Feb 3rd
• Bootcamp | Begins Feb 8th

Featured Items

• CDCES Prep Bundle + Review Guide
• Free Resources

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Test Taking Practice Exam Toolkit Webinar
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Join us live June 30, 2022, for live webinar 2022 updates

You are invited to join Coach Beverly for this FREE Webinar. And, if you want to have access to an additional 220+ sample practice online questions, you can purchase the complete Test Taking Toolkit.

For many of us, taking the certification exam is a nerve-wracking process.

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