Uncovering the Type 2 Simplifier: A Deeper Dive Into Their Self-Management Behaviours and Adapting Your Supporting Roles for Their Individualized Care

How might you best support individuals with type 2 diabetes who are quite comfortable with their set routines and simplify their lives to avoid modifications to their self-management approaches?

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Gilbert uses his expert insights from his clinical experience to take a deep dive into the Simplifier by examining their personality traits and approaches and the supporting roles that can be adopted by the diabetes care provider to help improve self-management approaches of this patient archetype.

Dr. Jeremy Gilbert is an associate professor and program director for adult endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Toronto, Ontario.