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WorksheetsDiabetes Distress T1 Teen
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 14mins
Do you feel powerless? This is a broad sense of feeling discouraged about diabetes.
Feeling discouraged when I see high blood glucose numbers that I can't explain
Feeling that there is too much diabetes equipment and stuff I must always have with me
Feeling worried that I will develop serious long-term complications, no matter how hard I try
Feeling that I've got to be perfect with my diabetes management
Feeling that no matter how hard I try with my diabetes, it will never be good enough
Management distress: Feeling disappointed with your efforts to care for your diabetes.
Feeling that I am not as skilled at managing diabetes as I should be
Feeling that I am not taking as much insulin as I should
Feeling that I don't check my blood glucose levels (sugar) as often as I probably should
Feeling that I don't give my diabetes as much attention as I probably should
Hypoglycaemia "Low" distress: Concerns about severe "lows"
Feeling that I don't notice the warning signs of "hypos" as well as I used to
Feeling frightened that I could have a serious "hypo" when I'm asleep
Feeling frightened that I could have a serious "hypo" when doing physical activity
Feeling that I can't ever be safe from the possibility of a serious "hypo"
Negative social perceptions: Concerns about the possible negative judgments of others
Feeling that people treat me differently when they find out I have diabetes
Feeling like I have to hide my diabetes from other people
Feeling that people will think less of me if they knew I had diabetes
Eating distress: Concerns that one's eating is out of control
Feeling that I don't eat as carefully as I probably should
Feeling that thoughts about food and eating control my life
Feeling that my eating is out of control
Physician distress: Disappointment with one's current healthcare professionals
Feeling that I can't tell my diabetes doctor what is really on my mind
Feeling that I don't get help I really need from my diabetes doctor about managing diabetes
Feeling that my diabetes doctor doesn't really understand what it's like to have diabetes
Feeling that my diabetes doctor doesn't know enough about diabetes and diabetes care
Family / Friend distress: A perception that there is too much focus on diabetes amongst one's loved ones
Feeling that my family and friends make a bigger deal out of diabetes than they should
Feeling that my friends and family worry more about "lows" than I want them to
Feeling that my friends or family act like "diabetes police" (bother me too much)
Feeling that my friends or family treat me as if I were more fragile or sick than I really am
Resources used in this Quiz:
1. Type 1 Diabetes Distress (T1-DDS) on www.behavioraldiabetes.org
2. Fisher, Polonsky, and Hessler. 2019. Addressing diabetes distress in clinical care: a practical guide. DiabeticMedicine. 803-812.
3. Hernar, Graue et.al. 2021. Young adults with type 1 diabetes and their experiences with diabetes follow-up and participation in the DiaPROM pilot trial: A qualitative study. DiabeticMedicine. 1-9.
