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Diabetes and Couple Relationships: A Ray of Light

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Given my family history, contributions to diabetes such as the current volume excite me and give me hope. It is a ray of light. It is an honor and privilege to offer a few concluding remarks. I do so from the position of an academic with expertise in close relationships and a personal—rather than a long-standing scholarly—interest in diabetes. I will start with the reasons why I like the book. Next, I will: (a) recap the major findings of the book, (b) mention two other aspects of a dyadic approach that I feel complement the authors’ contributions, (c) consider help for diabetic patients and their partners, and (d) suggest future directions for research on couple relationships and diabetes. I will argue that despite the value of a dyadic approach, problems such as diabetes are best tackled using a multilevel approach.

Peace * Love * Cure

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Perlman, D. (2021). Diabetes and Couple Relationships: A Ray of Light. In: Sánchez-Aragón, R. (eds) Diabetes and Couples. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68498-3_10

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