[Excerpt] Diabetes, although a physiological disorder suffers the impact of negative
psychological stresses through the dysfunctional activation of the autonomic nervous and
endocrine systems. In fact, a variety of psychological variables have been found to be
important in the metabolic control and management of diabetic patients, particularly
regarding adherence to self-care behaviors and medication. Lifestyle therapy is the
cornerstone of diabetes treatment and, therefore, any intervention that is able to achieve
the control of glycaemia, prevent micro and macro complications of diabetes, improve
patient’s quality of life and decrease diabetes risk factors is certainly welcome. [...](undefined)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
