Mar 25, 2016
On today’s DiabetesPowerShow, Charlie Cherry, Chris Moore, Theresa Moore, and Chris Daniel welcome William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDE.
Dr. Polonsky shares his wisdom on dealing with Diabetes Burnout and the emotional aspects of Diabetes.
About William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDE
Dr. Polonsky is President and Founder of the Behavioral Diabetes
Institute, the world's first organization wholly dedicated to
studying and addressing the unmet psychological needs of people
with diabetes. He is also Associate Clinical Professor in
Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Polonsky
received his PhD in clinical psychology from Yale University, and
has served as Senior Psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in
Boston, faculty member at Harvard Medical School, and Chairman of
the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. Most
recently, he received the American Diabetes Association’s 2014
Richard R. Rubin Award for distinguished contributions to
behavioral medicine and psychology.
An active researcher in the field of behavioral diabetes, Dr. Polonsky has served on the editorial boards of Diabetes Care, Diabetes Forecast, Clinical Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management and Diabetes Health. His most recent research projects have focused on quality of life in diabetes, diabetes-related distress and depression, hypoglycemic fear, blood glucose monitoring behavior and attitudes in people living with diabetes, physician and patient attitudes towards insulin and oral medications, group-based behavior change programs, the influence of continuous glucose monitoring on quality of life, and emotional and behavioral responses to the diagnosis of diabetes.