Abstract
Diabetes management is complex and requires significant effort from the person with diabetes to achieve recommended self-management behaviours. Achieving guideline concordant self-management is made easier when the person with diabetes is committed to the behaviours. Ambivalence is the psychological state in which a person experiences inconsistent drives; both toward and away from the recommended behaviour. Ambivalence about achieving recommended control over blood glucose is expected in situations of hypoglycaemia, due to the associated dangers. In this paper we demonstrate that hypoglycaemia is a fear event and is likely to elicit strong drives to avoid future hypoglycaemia as a fear coping strategy. For many, this results in hyperglycaemia. If hyperglycaemia to avoid hypoglycaemia is a fear management strategy, then hypoglycaemia management should involve fear management. Few diabetes healthcare providers are trained, skilled and confident in fear management. The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence on the psychological consequences of hypoglycaemia and to outline fear management strategies that can be implemented by diabetes care providers. A step-by-step guide is provided to facilitate understanding of the process of the intervention.
Keywords: Ambivalence, cognitive behavior therapy, fear management, fear of hypoglycemia, graduated behavioural exposure, self-management.
Current Diabetes Reviews
Title:Managing Hypoglycemia in Diabetes May Be More Fear Management Than Glucose Management: A Practical Guide for Diabetes Care Providers
Volume: 10 Issue: 6
Author(s): Michael Vallis, Allan Jones and Frans Pouwer
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Keywords: Ambivalence, cognitive behavior therapy, fear management, fear of hypoglycemia, graduated behavioural exposure, self-management.
Abstract: Diabetes management is complex and requires significant effort from the person with diabetes to achieve recommended self-management behaviours. Achieving guideline concordant self-management is made easier when the person with diabetes is committed to the behaviours. Ambivalence is the psychological state in which a person experiences inconsistent drives; both toward and away from the recommended behaviour. Ambivalence about achieving recommended control over blood glucose is expected in situations of hypoglycaemia, due to the associated dangers. In this paper we demonstrate that hypoglycaemia is a fear event and is likely to elicit strong drives to avoid future hypoglycaemia as a fear coping strategy. For many, this results in hyperglycaemia. If hyperglycaemia to avoid hypoglycaemia is a fear management strategy, then hypoglycaemia management should involve fear management. Few diabetes healthcare providers are trained, skilled and confident in fear management. The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence on the psychological consequences of hypoglycaemia and to outline fear management strategies that can be implemented by diabetes care providers. A step-by-step guide is provided to facilitate understanding of the process of the intervention.
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Vallis Michael, Jones Allan and Pouwer Frans, Managing Hypoglycemia in Diabetes May Be More Fear Management Than Glucose Management: A Practical Guide for Diabetes Care Providers, Current Diabetes Reviews 2014; 10 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573399810666141113115026
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573399810666141113115026 |
Print ISSN 1573-3998 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6417 |
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