Quisha Umemba, MPH, BSN, RN, CDCES, joins us to discuss the serious impact of stress on people with cardiometabolic conditions like diabetes and prediabetes. You’ll hear how chronic stress can complicate self-management and care, and how a person’s behaviors in response to stress can either hinder or help their health. Tune in for practical tips and resources to help you identify signs of toxic stress in your patients and improve their healthy coping skills.

Resources

• Diversity in Diabetes Website: https://www.diversityindiabetes.org/
• American Psychological Association Fact Sheet on Health Disparities and Stress: https://www.apa.org/topics/racism-bias-discrimination/health-disparities-stress
• Chronic Stress and Healthy Coping Handout: healthy-coping-patient-flyer-v-1-(002).pdf (diabeteseducator.org)

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