{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Around the Circle: Living Well with T1D","title":"Dr. Bill Polonsky: What the World Still Hasn’t Heard About Emotional Health and T1D","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1882,"description":"Dr. Bill Polonsky, President and Co-Founder of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, joins Scott to talk about dealing with the emotional side of living with type 1 diabetes.\nThis isn’t about burnout as a buzzword or a clinical label. It’s about the real, day-to-day emotional weight of managing a condition that never lets up, and how that weight can quietly shape how we think, feel, and care for ourselves.\nIn this conversation, Dr. Polonsky helps unpack what diabetes distress actually is, why it’s so common (and so misunderstood), and what we can do about it. If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing at diabetes, or just tired of the constant mental load, this one will likely hit close to home and hopefully offer some helpful strategies.\nWhat You'll Learn\nWhat diabetes distress really is (and what it’s not)\nWhy “trying harder” often makes things worse\nThe difference between depression and diabetes distress\nWhy experiencing diabetes distress is normal for those with type 1 diabetes\nPractical ways to reduce the emotional burden of diabetes\nWhat actually helps when you’re overwhelmed\nKey Quotes\n“It’s this very common feeling… where you just can feel this sense of pressure and burden of living with diabetes every day.” – Dr. Bill Polonsky\n“We used to think that depression was extremely common in people with type one diabetes… and what we now realize is that was wrong.” – Dr. Bill Polonsky\n“People were scoring high on depression questionnaires, but what we were really picking up was how overwhelmed they were about their diabetes.” – Dr. Bill Polonsky\n“Don’t do diabetes alone!” – Dr. Bill Polonsky\nResources & Links\nLearn more about diabetes distress at http://diabetesdistress.org/\nLearn more about the Behavioral Diabetes Institute at http://behavioraldiabetes.org/\nBlue Circle Health (learn more / sign up) - https://bluecirclehealth.org\nWhat is Around the Circle: Living Well with T1D?\nThe US healthcare system makes it difficult, expensive, and often impossible for people...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZwtJk5cNfIfgz2P3gzr9JcObYabO_Mtb5PIacekPQ7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTk3/NjFhNWRiZjNkMTEw/MTg4NzAyMDkwMWI1/MDk5YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}