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Identifying Risk & Protective Factors in Your Mental Health with T1D
**Content warning: we discuss drug prevention in an example during this podcast episode at 2:30. If you want to avoid this section, please skip to 4:04**
From time to time, we all struggle with creating a healthy...
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How to See Yourself as More Than a Person with Diabetes
Diabetes does not define you.Â
The stress of diabetes can feel overwhelming at times - like you can’t breathe or focus on anything else. It can feel like a constant balance between enjoying your life and prioritizing...
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Your Mental Health and Your Blood Sugars
Have you ever felt really stressed out and then your CGM alarm starts blaring or your finger stick shows your sugars are going high, which then caused you to stress out even more? We have all been through stressful...
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Ask Dr. Mark
My new book, Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It, launched this week!!
For the past year, I have been working tirelessly to create a useful and easy-to-read guide for managing the emotional challenges of T1D. This...
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Why Avoiding the Stress of T1D is Not the Answer
Do you ever feel like you just need a break from diabetes? Do you think the best way to reduce your stress is to avoid thinking about and managing diabetes for a while? On paper, that makes sense. However, what...
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5 Things I Learned about T1D While Writing My Book
My book, Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It comes out soon! Â As I think about the quickly approaching book release, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the habits that I formed and the lessons that I...
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New Ways to Get the Mental Health Support You Need with T1D
I love when I have the chance to chat with other mental health professionals who specialize in diabetes. It is even more exciting when those professionals are creating inclusive opportunities that go beyond the...
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5 Things I Wish I Did Earlier in My Life with T1D
When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 23 years ago, I had a lot of challenges and had no clue what I was doing! I was scared and overwhelmed. In this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist podcast, I tell you about...
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How to Parent a Teen with T1D
Being a teenager is tough. Being a teen with T1D is extremely challenging. From navigating relationships with family, friends, and teachers to gaining independence and eventually moving out on their own, diabetes can...
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Scapegoating T1D
Do you blame T1D for all the problems in your life? You had a bad day at work...diabetes is to blame. You got in a fight with your wife...it's T1D's fault! Your kids aren't behaving...diabetes is responsible. We all...
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Building the T1D Community One Photo at a Time
The diabetes community has many faces. We come from diverse backgrounds, and each of us is unique. However, we are all united by the common bond of type 1 diabetes. The diabetes community comes together in different...
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Ask Dr. Mark
My listener's keep the questions coming, and I want to keep the answers flowing. This episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is dedicated to answering your questions. In this episode of my podcast, I answer...
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