Diabetes Etiquette for Parents of Teens + More Help from the BDI
A few years back, Dr Bill Polonsky and his team at the Behavioral Diabetes Institute in San Diego introduced their now-famous Diabetes Etiquette cards — the world’s first recognition and pocket-sized guidance on how to avoid being rude and potentially hurtful when interacting with PWDs people with diabetes, thank you very much!
At this year’s ADA, the BDI premiered the next-generation of these ueber-clever and useful little fold-out cards: “Diabetes Etiquette for Parents – What Your Teen Would Like You to Know”
No 2: “When my blood sugars are high, don’t assume I’ve done something stupid although I may have”
No 4: “Don’t always be in my face about diabetes, but don’t leave me completely alone with it, either”
And in the explanation of No 5: “No need to cheer me up, or to tell me that it could all be worse You don’t have to fix it; instead, just listen when I need to vent or complain”
The BDI has hit the proverbial nail or needle? on the head once again, IMHO Got a teen with diabetes? Look for these etiquette cards to be launched a the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference starting next week!
On a more somber note, the BDI has also just published a booklet called “Breaking Free from Depression and Diabetes: 10 Things You Need to Know and Do” — essential reading for anyone experiencing depression or observing it in a loved one
One thing I learned from this booklet is that depression can sometimes come in the form of feeling nothing at all — just a general lack of joy in life, and finding no interest in anything That kind of “emptiness” can be treated, too!
This booklet will also be available later this summer Keep your eye out for both on the BDI publications page, here
In a world where were being inundated with a lot of useless and depressing information, theres one thing we PWDs need more of, IMHO, and thats the psychological and social help stuff they offer at the BDI!
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