Pub Date : 2024-08-15eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2337/dsi24-0010
Lowell R Schmeltz, Nader Kasim
Attending summer camp can be a rewarding experience for children with type 1 diabetes and an opportunity for them to build their confidence and diabetes self-management skills. Diabetes camps are built to cater to the medical needs of children with diabetes. With proper communication, education, and resources, traditional summer camps can provide the same benefits.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-15eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2337/dsi24-0013
Ryan J McDonough
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Pub Date : 2024-08-15eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2337/dsi24-0009
Jennifer L West, Rebecca A Ballard, John P May
Diabetes care within prison walls offers challenges and opportunities for both health care providers and individuals living with diabetes. To meet the challenges, providers and patients work together to manage diabetes within the limitations imposed by imprisonment. Upon release, patients face new challenges, as they transition from incarceration into the community.
{"title":"Considerations to Better Meet the Needs of People Living With Diabetes While in Prison or Detention.","authors":"Jennifer L West, Rebecca A Ballard, John P May","doi":"10.2337/dsi24-0009","DOIUrl":"10.2337/dsi24-0009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes care within prison walls offers challenges and opportunities for both health care providers and individuals living with diabetes. To meet the challenges, providers and patients work together to manage diabetes within the limitations imposed by imprisonment. Upon release, patients face new challenges, as they transition from incarceration into the community.</p>","PeriodicalId":39737,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes Spectrum","volume":"37 3","pages":"241-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327161/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-15eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2337/ds24-ge03
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David Von Nordheim, Cynthia Herrick, N. Verdecias, Rachel Garg, Matthew W Kreuter, Amy McQueen
Executive function (EF) impairment is associated with poorer outcomes for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Previous research has identified risk factors for EF impairment, but many of these are also associated with type 2 diabetes. To address this issue, this study identified relevant variables from the literature and compared their association with EF in a sample of people with type 2 diabetes. Adult members of a Medicaid health plan diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in a social needs intervention trial. Using baseline data from the trial, bivariate and multivariable regression analyses examined associations between EF and demographic, health, and psychosocial factors. When controlling for other factors, we identified six significant correlates of EF impairment: age (β = 0.10), education (college vs. no college; β = −0.38), depression symptoms (β = 0.18), comorbidity burden (β = 0.21), diabetes-related distress (β = 0.14), and future time orientation (β = −0.13). Our analysis identified several factors associated with greater EF impairment, which may interfere with diabetes self-management. Providers should consider these factors when prescribing treatments and determine whether additional resources or accommodations are warranted.
执行功能(EF)受损与 2 型糖尿病患者较差的预后有关。以往的研究已经确定了导致执行功能受损的风险因素,但其中许多因素也与 2 型糖尿病有关。为了解决这个问题,本研究从文献中找出了相关变量,并在 2 型糖尿病患者样本中比较了这些变量与 EF 的关系。 医疗补助健康计划中被诊断出患有 2 型糖尿病的成人成员参加了一项社会需求干预试验。利用试验的基线数据,我们进行了双变量和多变量回归分析,研究了EF与人口、健康和社会心理因素之间的关系。 在控制其他因素的情况下,我们发现了六个与 EF 损伤显著相关的因素:年龄(β = 0.10)、教育程度(大学与非大学;β = -0.38)、抑郁症状(β = 0.18)、合并症负担(β = 0.21)、糖尿病相关困扰(β = 0.14)和未来时间取向(β = -0.13)。 我们的分析确定了与更大的 EF 损伤相关的几个因素,这些因素可能会干扰糖尿病的自我管理。医生在开具治疗处方时应考虑这些因素,并确定是否需要额外的资源或调整。
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Lisa T. Meade, Adriane B. Marino, Madison A. Barrier, Madison H. Wilson
The purpose of this study was to assess patient satisfaction and clinical experience with the t:slim X2 with Control-IQ Technology automated insulin delivery system. This descriptive study used a retrospective electronic health record review of all individuals trained on the Control-IQ system between December 2019 and April 2022 in one adult endocrinology practice. A total of 99 patients using the Control-IQ system for at least 3 months completed the glucose monitoring satisfaction survey (GMSS). The primary outcome was overall satisfaction with the system as measured by the GMSS. Secondary outcomes included changes in A1C from baseline at 3, 6, and 12 months, the association between GMSS scores and A1C levels, and the use of the system’s sleep activity feature to achieve lower A1C levels. The overall satisfaction score for patients using the system was 4.0 ± 0.6 (possible score range 1–5). A1C decreased by 0.6% 3 months, 0.7% at 6 months, and 0.8% at 12 months. Participants with A1C levels ≤7% did not experience greater satisfaction compared to those with higher A1C levels. Participants using the Control-IQ system reported a high rate of overall satisfaction and experienced significant reductions from baseline A1C at 3, 6, and 12 months.
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Background: In the past decade, diabetes health coaching, also referred to as diabetes coaching, has emerged as a patient-centered intervention to help individuals with type 2 diabetes gain independence with self-management. This study explores the perceived experience of receiving telephone-based diabetes health coaching among adults living with type 2 diabetes.
Method: A qualitative exploration with an interpretive descriptive design was carried out. Participants from the intervention group of a larger randomized controlled trial who had received a telephone-based diabetes coaching intervention throughout 1 year were invited to participate in a telephone interview with open-ended questions.
Results: Twelve participants were interviewed, and four major themes emerged: 1) adapting to ongoing challenges with type 2 diabetes, reflecting how coaching helped individuals integrate diabetes into their daily lives by addressing misconceptions, improving knowledge, encouraging awareness, and easing the transition from oral medication to insulin injections; 2) heightened mindfulness of diabetes-related wellness, capturing the greater attention participants gave to their overall well-being and self-management behaviors; 3) behavior change guided by the participant, highlighting the differences in participants' motivation, readiness to make changes, and external factors that influenced their ability to make self-management behavior changes; and 4) valuing a supportive relationship, illustrating that most participants felt that the unique coach-client relationship was reliable, holistic, nonjudgmental, and encouraging.
Conclusion: Participants found diabetes coaching to be positive and highlighted the various ways it was able to support their ability to manage diabetes.
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Julia D. DiTosto, Maria V Gomez-Roas, C. Niznik, Brittney R. Williams, W. Grobman, Lynn M. Yee
Individuals who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are advised to engage in physical activity and healthy eating behaviors in the postpartum period to prevent type 2 diabetes. We aimed to understand individual perspectives on incorporating such lifestyle choices during the first postpartum year. This was a mixed-methods analysis of data from individuals with GDM who completed surveys and in-depth interviews at 4–12 weeks and 11–13 months postpartum as part of their participation in a feasibility randomized controlled trial on postpartum patient navigation. Participant attitudes were elicited with surveys (structured items with Likert-scale responses) and interviews that focused on barriers to postpartum type 2 diabetes prevention. We used a concurrent, triangulation design to jointly analyze survey data alongside interview data. Of 40 participants, 39 provided data about their type 2 diabetes prevention activities. Interview themes triangulated with survey results to yield consistent insights about attitudes regarding physical activity and healthy eating. The majority of participants reported that caring for a new baby and family responsibilities made it much harder to be physically active; fewer participants identified cost of exercise, accessing a safe area to exercise, or breastfeeding as barriers. The most common barriers to healthy eating included caring for a new baby, family responsibilities, and work/school schedules. Although proximity and transportation to healthy food sources were uncommon barriers, when they did occur, they were experienced as major burdens. Individuals who had GDM reported many barriers to implementing recommended postpartum lifestyle choices. Recognizing these unique needs may enhance provision of guidance for type 2 diabetes prevention postpartum.
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Kaely Mateo, Brooke Greenberg, Jessica M Valenzuela
This systematic review aimed to examine disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) in youth with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, we sought to describe the most common DEBs, identify risk and protective factors, and review screening tools and interventions that have been developed for and/or used in this population. A systematic review was performed of randomized controlled, quasi-experimental, case, and qualitative studies focused on DEBs in youth with type 2 diabetes. All studies were rated for quality by the first and second authors. Five reports from four unique studies were included in the review. Trends found in the reviewed studies included that approximately half of youth study participants with type 2 diabetes had elevated scores on the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey – Revised. Based on the limited data available, these youth were more likely to engage in DEBs than youth with type 1 diabetes. Risk factors for DEBs in youth with type 2 diabetes included obesity, body weight/shape concerns, and caregiver subclinical binge eating. There is very limited published literature regarding DEBs in youth with type 2 diabetes, suggesting a need for further research to better develop a framework to illuminate key influential variables in the development of DEBs in this population, further develop screening tools, and to design effective interventions.
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Sierra M. Canela, Nancy A. Allen, Murdock Henderson, Shinduk Lee, N. A. Miller, Zach Howes, Michelle L. Litchman
Care partners play an important role in diabetes management of people with diabetes. Although deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) adults experience diabetes at a higher rate than their hearing counterparts, there is a lack of information regarding the experience of care partners assisting those in the DHH community. There is a need to identify intentional support for this population. The purpose of this study was to explore how care partners of DHH people with diabetes provide helpful and unhelpful support, the care partner experience of providing support, and care partners’ perceived diabetes self-management education, support needs, and recommendations. We engaged a community advisory board of care partners to DHH people with diabetes to explore how care partners provide support, their individual experiences in providing support, and their suggestions for diabetes self-management education. We used thematic analysis to analyze individual and collective responses. Three emergent themes were identified suggesting that care partners give support in a variety of ways, are often overwhelmed in meeting the demanding and ongoing needs of DHH people with diabetes, and have a multitude of suggestions for implementing a future diabetes care partner education program. We also identified some DHH population-specific challenges to diabetes care, including communication barriers with health care providers, inability to use hearing cues if a person with diabetes experiences a fall, and limited access to diabetes care education in sign language. These findings highlight a need to provide more support for care partners of DHH people with diabetes and to address the needs of DHH populations to ensure more equitable diabetes care. Further research is needed to adequately inform successful interventions for DHH people with diabetes and their care partners.
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