Webinar: Making Mental Health a Priority While Managing Diabetes

Managing your diabetes can be a lifelong undertaking. And worrying about your diabetes can add stress to your day-to-day living. Stress, in turn, can negatively impact your diabetes by directly affecting your glucose levels. Research has shown that 33% to 50% of people with diabetes are experiencing diabetes stress and are two or three times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Mental health problems could make it harder to stick to your diabetes care plan and affect how healthy your body is.

This webinar will discuss the warning signs of depression, anxiety and burnout, and offer a number of body-based and cognitive stress management techniques to relax your body and mind. In addition, the presentation will address the role of self-care and self-compassion in managing diabetes, and provide attendees with practical self-care techniques and tips for effective self-management.

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Time: 1 – 2 PM (PST)

Register for the webinar and forward the link to your team.

Continue Your Education And Make Lifestyle Changes

When you register, you will automatically enter a draw for a $50 Sportchek gift card and a copy of The Stress Solution by Arthur P. Ciaramicoli EdD, PhD. So, put it in your calendars because we will announce the winner at the end of the webinar.

Facilitator: Munir Velji, BSW, MSW, RSW

Munir Velji holds a Bachelors in Criminology and a Masters in Social Work. He graduated from UBC in 1993 and has been working as a Clinical Social Worker for 27 years. He is also certified in Critical Incident Stress Management and has conducted close to 600 debriefings in his career.