Diabetes Attitude Scale – Third Version (DAS-3)

In general, I believe that health care professionals who treat people with diabetes should be trained to communicate well with their patients.

In general, I believe that people who do not need to take insulin to treat their diabetes have a pretty mild disease.

In general, I believe that there is not much use in trying to have good blood sugar control because the complications of diabetes will happen anyway.

In general, I believe that diabetes affects almost every part of a diabetic person’s life.

In general, I believe that the important decisions regarding daily diabetes care should be made by the person with diabetes.

In general, I believe that health care professionals should be taught how daily diabetes care affects patients’ lives.

In general, I believe that older people with Type 2 diabetes do not usually get complications.

In general, I believe that keeping the blood sugar close to normal can help to prevent the complications of diabetes.

In general, I believe that health care professionals should help patients make informed choices about their care plans.

In general, I believe that it is important for the nurses and dietitians who teach people with diabetes to learn counseling skills.

In general, I believe that people whose diabetes is treated by just a diet do not have to worry about getting many long-term complications.

In general, I believe that almost everyone with diabetes should do whatever it takes to keep their blood sugar close to normal.

In general, I believe that the emotional effects of diabetes are pretty small.

In general, I believe that people with diabetes should have the final say in setting their blood glucose goals.

In general, I believe that blood sugar testing is not needed for people with Type 2 diabetes.

In general, I believe that low blood sugar reactions make tight control too risky for most people.

In general, I believe that health care professionals should learn how to set goals with patients, not just tell them what to do.

In general, I believe that diabetes is hard because you never get a break from it.

In general, I believe that the person with diabetes is the most important member of the diabetes care team.

In general, I believe that to do a good job, diabetes educators should learn a lot about being teachers.

In general, I believe that Type 2 diabetes is a very serious disease.

In general, I believe that having diabetes changes a person’s outlook on life.

In general, I believe that people who have Type 2 diabetes will probably not get much payoff from tight control of their blood sugars.

In general, I believe that people with diabetes should learn a lot about the disease so that they can be in charge of their own diabetes care.

In general, I believe that Type 2 is as serious as Type 1 diabetes.

In general, I believe that tight control is too much work.

In general, I believe that what the patient does has more effect on the outcome of diabetes care than anything a health professional does.

In general, I believe that tight control of blood sugar makes sense only for people with Type 1 diabetes.

In general, I believe that it is frustrating for people with diabetes to take care of their disease.

In general, I believe that people with diabetes have a right to decide how hard they will work to control their blood sugar.

In general, I believe that people who take diabetes pills should be as concerned about their blood sugar as people who take insulin.

In general, I believe that people with diabetes have the right not to take good care of their diabetes.

In general, I believe that support from family and friends is important in dealing with diabetes.