Mental Health Provider Diabetes Education Program
Every month I get at least a couple calls/emails from people around the country asking if I know of any mental health providers with knowledge of diabetes in their area. Sometimes […]
Mark Heyman
Mark Heyman is a diabetes psychologist, person with type 1 diabetes, and Founder and Director of the Center for Diabetes and Mental Health. Mark lives in San Diego with his wife Gayle. Mark spends as much time as he can near the ocean, cooks (and eats) great food, and performs with his improvisational comedy team Smooth Gravy.
Diabetes Education and Mental Health Treatment
About a year ago, I became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Since then, one that’s that’s become really clear to me is how much impact a little bit of basic […]
Why See a Diabetes Psychologist?
This article was originally published in 2014 by Insulin Nation: http://insulinnation.com/living/should-you-go-to-a-diabetes-psychologist/ When I tell people I am a psychologist who specializes in diabetes (and who also happens to have Type 1 diabetes), […]
Interview with Daniele Hargenrader
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Daniele Hargenrader, aka the Diabetes Dominator. Here’s the video of our conversation where I tell part of my diabetes […]
MasterLab 2016
A couple of months, I got a call from Jimmy Ferrer at the Diabetes Hands Foundation asking if I would speak at MasterLab this year in Orlando. I was thrilled […]
Diabetes Technology: The Time is Now!
Last week at the ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Dr. Howard Wolpert made the bold assertion that ‘Digital technology really has the power to fundamentally change the delivery of […]
SCUBA, Secrets and Shame
I have a confession to make. A couple weeks ago, I lied about having diabetes. I didn’t lie because I was ashamed of having diabetes, but in order to cover […]
We Have a Long Way to Go…
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and there’s been a lot of great discussion about the intersection of diabetes and mental health. We know that living with diabetes can come with […]
Gratitude
Several years ago, my mom tried to start a Thanksgiving tradition in our family that she called ‘the blessing cup’. Before dinner, she would read a prayer and then pass […]
Words Matter
For people with diabetes (PWD), words matter. Having diabetes can bring on feelings of being out of control and disempowered, and the language that people use around diabetes can sometimes […]