Episode 106: Tracking Diabetes Distress Triggers

Oct 17

How to identify your personal diabetes distress triggers with a simple tracking method. Neil explores the research, shares practical insights, and provides tools for managing the mental load of T1D.

What You'll Learn

• Trigger identification - Simple method to spot your diabetes distress patterns
• Tracking technique - What happened, what triggered it, how you felt
• Pattern recognition - How to map recurring stress points
• Actionable data - Using trigger info to address root causes

Simple Tracking Method

What was happening? | What set it off? | How did you feel? | Circle your top 2-3 triggers weekly

Take Action
Ready to assess your own diabetes distress? Both the T1-DDS-7 (quick) and 28-question (detailed) assessments are available at Neil's website.

Resources
Helpful resources and newsletter: yourbestt1dyear.com

Sponsor
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Connect
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Books on Amazon: Type 1 Diabetes - One Day at a Time or Type 1 Diabetes - True Stories