CBT intervention and fear of hypoglycemia in type I diabetes.

Individuals with type 1 diabetes require lifelong insulin supply as well as behavioral adjustments for good treatment result.

This project consists of two main parts. The first aimes to evaluate a CBT intervention for poorly controlled individuals with type 1 diabetes and the second to explore fear of hypoglycemia in an effort to gain deeper knowledge of possible targets for interventions to reduce FOH.

The project is a collaboration between the Department of Psychology and Karolinska Institute, Sophiahemmet University College, Danderyd Hospital, and Karolinska University Hospital. The project has published a number of peer-reviewed articles, as well as two PhD dissertations.