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January 29, 2024 31 mins

Diabetes Etiquette for Type 3s (Loved Ones of People with Diabetes) – Featuring William Polonsky, PhD, CDCES


TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES® - THE PODCAST! ...With Expert Endocrinologists Living with T1D, Drs. Steven V. Edelman & Jeremy Pettus


Join us in this podcast episode as we converse with Dr. Bill Polonsky about diabetes etiquette. Explore the dos and don'ts of behavior and conversations when regarding a loved one's diabetes management. Throughout the episode, we delve into some of the diabetes etiquette cards to share our insights and discuss our feelings on their relevance. This episode serves as a valuable resource for understanding how a Type 3 can avoid insensitive conversations with their loved ones and/or individuals living with diabetes


In this episode, we talk about:

  • What is diabetes etiquette?
  • How can you as a Type 3 properly bring up questions and conversations regarding one’s diabetes? 
  • How can you as a Type 3 be helpful and considerate with topics regarding one's diabetes management? 
  • How do people living with diabetes feel when certain topics or questions are brought up? 


Behavioral Diabetes Institute: https://behavioraldiabetes.org/

The Cards: https://behavioraldiabetes.org/xwp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BDIAdultEtiquetteCard.pdf

Adam Brown Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692875174/

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