jkd The Journal of Korean Diabetes J Korean Diabetes 2233-7431 2714-0547 Korean Diabetes Association 10.4093/jkd.2014.15.1.41 jkd-15-41 Information Desk Diabetes Self-Care and Mindfulness Meditation LimSung-Chul Department of Social Work, Kyung-Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 01 2014 10 01 2014 15 1 41 44 Copyright © 2014 Korean Diabetes Association 2014 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract

Mindfulness meditation is effective in stress management and diabetes self-care. This paper provides an overview of mindfulness meditation, the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, and the mindfulness-based therapy's effectiveness in diabetes self-care. Mindfulness meditation and the mindfulness-based therapy may be a useful intervention in helping diabetic patients improve stress management, emotional regulation, mental health, and overall health. Diabetes educators should have continuous interest in mindfulness meditation and will need to try to apply in diabetes self-care.

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