Psychosocial Challenges of Diabetes Management

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

Dr. Hughes talks to us about the intersection of behavioral medicine and diabetes treatment: in other words, the psychosocial challenges of diabetes management.

Ally is an Assistant Professor at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Primary Care. She is passionate about health policy. Her research in diabetes focuses on the psychosocial challenges of self-management including health equity, severe hypoglycemia, diabetes distress, diabetes complications, and disability.

“I think as researchers we need to do a better job of recruiting people that don't fit the usual demographic and actually represent the population.”

Question of the Day: Have you ever experienced or seen a loved one experience a health challenge that affected their mental health?

On This Episode You Will Learn:

Behavioral Medicine

Diabetes Management

Psychosocial Challenges

Diabetes Treatment

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Key Points:

00:00 - Intro with Shireen!

01:25 - Can you talk a bit about why you became a psychologist and how you became interested in behavioral medicine and diabetes in relation to that?

03:04 - What is behavioral medicine and what exactly does “psychosocial” mean?

05:00 - How does behavioral medicine interact with diabetes management?

07:55 - What are some of the more common psychosocial challenges of diabetes management in your field and what are some of the ways you address these issues?

12:10 - How do you work with other researchers to help people with diabetes?

14:40 - Where do you hope to see progress in the area of treating psychosocial challenges of diabetes management in the future?

17:05 - How can our listeners connect with you and learn more about your work?

19:00 - Outro with Shireen!

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