Mental Health + Type 1 Diabetes
May is National Mental Health Month—an important reminder that emotional well-being matters, especially for those living with type 1 diabetes.
- Type 1 diabetes impacts more than physical health—it’s emotionally demanding and tests resilience daily.
- You are not alone—whether living with type 1 or supporting someone who does.
- Emotional challenges may include
- Stress
- Diabetes distress
- Burnout
- Diabulimia
- Depression
- Connecting with others who understand can make a difference—join the Beyond Type 1 App.
- For healthcare providers: Talking to Your Patients with Diabetes + The T1D Guide for Mental Healthcare Providers
Managing type 1 diabetes can be overwhelming, but support is available.
Explore Beyond Type 1’s mental health resources below to find expert guidance, community connections and actionable strategies for navigating the emotional challenges of type 1 diabetes..
Mental Health 101
Mindfulness
Mental health and bodily health are not separate. That’s why Beyond Type 1 and DiabetesSangha have partnered to offer the Beyond Type 1 community an exclusive, free five-part mindfulness course designed specifically for people living with diabetes.
Therapy
Educational content related to mental health therapy is made possible with support from BetterHelp, an active partner of Beyond Type 1 at the time of publication. Editorial control rests solely on Beyond Type 1. Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. (https://www.betterhelp.com/beyondtype1)
Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. Learn more at...
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Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. Learn more at...
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Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. Learn more at...
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Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. Learn more at...
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Editor’s Note: If you are having suicidal thoughts and need immediate help, text the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...
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Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional online therapy. Learn more at...
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Boys’ + Men’s Mental Health
Educational content related to men’s and boy’s mental health is made possible with support from Lilly Diabetes. Editorial control rests solely on Beyond Type 1.
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Sensitive Topic Warning: This article mentions disordered eating. Disordered eating is a serious condition with serious consequences. If you are...
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Living with type 1 diabetes is sure to have its ups and downs and it’s not uncommon to occasionally experience...
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Editor’s Note: Are you an adult navigating a recent type 1 diabetes diagnosis? Our partners at JDRF created the free...
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Editor’s Note: Thank you to Florida State University Men’s Baseball for use of the photo of Jaime Ferrer. Your late...
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Your late teens and early 20s can be a time of big transitions—and those new experiences may feel even more...
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Anxiety, Burnout + Distress
Coverage of the ADA Scientific Sessions is brought to you by the ADA x BT1 Collab. While it is often...
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Editor’s Note: People who take insulin require consistently affordable and predictable sources of insulin at all times. If you or...
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One of the more frightening experiences of living with diabetes is an ever-present fear of hypoglycemia. Fear of hypoglycemia is...
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State(s) of Fear Anxiety has become one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses in the United States. It seems...
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We had been invited to a small gathering in Hanoi for dinner. My husband, daughter and I had flown in...
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I’ll start off by saying I have had diabetes for 16 years. I was diagnosed when I was 10 and...
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Eating Disorders + Body Image
Coverage of the ADA Scientific Sessions is brought to you by the ADA x BT1 Collab. People with type 1...
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I believe most people with diabetes (type I or type 2) would agree that their diagnosis is a core memory....
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Editor’s Note: Beyond Type 1 is proud to provide support for the We Are Diabetes Mentorship Program. If you or someone...
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If you are a family member or a friend of someone who has type 1 diabetes and you suspect that...
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Women with type 1 diabetes are two and a half times more likely to develop an eating disorder than their...
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Parents + Partners
Your Mental Health Matters
A recent viral study that polled 1,000 parents showed 75 percent of them agreed that children from the ages of...
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“You have to fly home now!” was all I could say before bursting into uncontrollable sobs. “Austin has diabetes.” My...
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Learn more about navigating mental health while living with or caring for someone living with T1D HERE. The fall chill...
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Personal Stories
My mental health with type 1 diabetes.
Sensitive Topic Warning: This article includes a personal account of disordered eating. Disordered eating is a serious condition with serious...
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Editor’s Note: Addiction is a complex disorder and mental health issue. Just like with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), your experience...
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When Arvind Ramaswamy was diagnosed with maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) 1 diabetes—a rare and genetic form of...
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Trigger warning: this post is a personal account that includes content relating to suicidality and mental health. I was diagnosed...
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TRIGGER WARNING: This piece contains sensitive content regarding depression and suicide. Unfortunate timing When I was a senior in high...
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I jolt awake. Where am I? What time is it? What’s my blood sugar? My head races. My heart pounds....
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Beyond Ambassadors
Together we can transform lives. Together we are going Beyond Barriers.
Beyond Barriers
Together we can transform lives. Together we are going Beyond Barriers.
Beyond Diagnosis
Getting diagnosed with diabetes sucks. We're making it suck less.
Get Insulin
Connecting people living with diabetes in the United States to the insulin access and affordability...
Community Table
Every month, all year long, Beyond Type 1 hosts conversations around under-discussed issues facing the...
Beyond Scholars
Empowering success through education for people living with diabetes.
Marathon Team
Beyond Type Run, a program of Beyond Type 1, brings together an inspiring team of...
Beyond Barriers
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See The Signs
Become a #SeeTheSigns Ambassador for Beyond Type 1 and help save lives by sharing a...