The Importance of a Healthy Mind:
Dealing with the Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes

As a result of two key recommendations from the Diabetes and Mental Health chapter of the Clinical Practice Guidelines, the below suite of tools and resources were assembled and developed for healthcare providers and patients, to support complex psychosocial issues in diabetes self-management.

Opening Pandora’s Box: A Dialogue Regarding Psychosocial Issues in Diabetes webinar

Click here to download and view the slides from “Opening Pandora’s Box”.

Healthcare Provider Tools

• Using the Diabetes Distress Scale
• The Diabetes Distress Scale
• Steps to Stress Management
• A Handy Guide to Motivational Interviewing
• "ABATE" the Stress: Understanding the Stress Response

Case Studies

• Case Study 2: Samir Assessing Stress and Distress
• Case Study 3: Samir Dealing with Stress and Distress
• Case Study 4: Nancy Burning out from Diabetes

Patient Tools

• Diabetes and Mental Health
• Managing my Diabetes - My Action Plan
• Goal Calendar
• Goal Calendar - Example 1
• Goal Calendar - Example 2
• Decisional Balance - Weighing the Pros and Cons of Changing (or Not Changing) Behaviour