Diabetes Distress and Glycemic Control: The Buffering Effect of Autonomy Support From Important Family Members and Friends

OBJECTIVE To examine whether autonomy support (defined as social support for an individual’s personal agency) for diabetes management from informal health supporters (family/friends) reduces the detrimental effects of diabetes distress on glycemic control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Three hundred eight veterans with type 2 diabetes and one or more risk factors for diabetes complications completed a survey that included measures of diabetes...