Beyond Burnout: The Type 1 Diabetes Guide: Restore Motivation, Build Resilience, and Thrive with Type 1 Diabetes—Your Blueprint for Beating Burnout

Revised and Expanded Second Edition 2026 - with a Foreword by Jane Overland NP, CDE, MPH, PhD.As featured in Australian Diabetic Living Magazine, ABC Radio Australia, and the Stripped Supply Podcast."It feels like a mix between a guidebook and a friend sitting next to you saying, 'You're not failing. You're just tired, and there's a way through this.'"- Jade M., Amazon 5-star reviewIf you have been living with Type 1 diabetes long enough to feel tired of it, this book is for you. If you love someone who has, this book is for you too.Beyond Burnout is a compassionate, practical guide to the mental and emotional weight of Type 1 diabetes - the quiet exhaustion, decision fatigue, fear, guilt, frustration, and invisible pressure of managing a condition that never switches off.This revised and expanded second edition includes a new foreword by Jane Overland, Nurse Practitioner, Credentialled Diabetes Educator and diabetes expert, plus new chapters on the mental load of diabetes, fear of complications, and burnout in the age of CGMs, pumps, closed-loop systems and automated insulin delivery.Written by Philip D. Hall, who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for more than 34 years, this is not a medical textbook. It is an honest, human companion for anyone quietly running out of energy.Rated 4.8 stars by 130+ verified readers worldwide.What readers, partners and caregivers are saying:"A compassionate companion for the invisible struggle of diabetes burnout. It offers practical tools and, most importantly, the reassurance that you are not failing, you are simply human."- Dezarae B., Amazon 5-star review"This guide hit home for me in a completely different way, as the wife of someone living with Type 1 Diabetes. It helped me better understand what my husband carries every single day."- Elizabeth G., wife of someone with Type 1 diabetes"I'm not a diabetic, but I care for people who are. This book helped me recognise the signs of burnout that come from managing the disorder."- Katy Z., professional caregiverInside this guide, you will find:A clear explanation of the mental load of Type 1 diabetesSupport for fear of complications, without shame or false reassuranceWhy burnout can still happen with CGMs, pumps, AID and closed-loop systemsPractical strategies for burnout at home, work and in relationshipsGuidance for partners, parents, carers, clinicians and diabetes educatorsA Burnout Reset Workbook with self-assessment tools, a 48-hour crisis plan, weekly check-in, reset conversation script and reflection exercisesWritten for:Adults with Type 1 diabetes who feel exhausted, overwhelmed or worn downPeople with LADA, Type 1.5 or insulin-treated diabetes who relate to burnoutLong-term T1D readers who have managed diabetes for years or decadesPartners, spouses, parents, carers and family membersClinicians, diabetes educators, nurses, psychologists and healthcare professionalsPart of the Smart Diabetes Living series:Diabetes Decoded - for calm, clear understandingBeyond Burnout - for the emotional weight of diabetesTech Tamed - for making diabetes technology feel manageableYou've Got This - for parents and families after a child’s diagnosis"We are humans first and diabetics second."- Momgineer, 42 years with Type 1, Amazon 5-star reviewYou are not failing. You are tired from carrying something relentless. This book will help you feel less alone, understand what is happening, and begin finding your way through. Read more