Diabetes-related distress assessment tools

The Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI) has developed scales to assess diabetes-related distress.

Type 2 Diabetes:

• Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) – available in French
• Type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment System (T2-DDAS) – available in English (part 1 and part 2) or Spanish

Type 1 Diabetes:

• Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale for Adults (T1-DDS) – available in French
• Partner Diabetes Distress Scale (partner-DDS) – available in French
• Diabetes Distress Scale for Parents of Teens with Type 1 Diabetes (partner-DDS) – available in English