A few years back, a parent came to me in crisis. Her fifteen-year-old daughter, Kristen, was struggling to care for herself, and didn’t seem to care. Kirsten was failing school, on the verge of being held back, not checking her blood sugar or taking her insulin consistently, and contemplating suicide. Kristen had Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a psychological condition marked by extreme unwillingness to follow rules or listen to authority figures.
It’s five past nine, and you’re late for work again. Clearing a space among piles of accumulating paper, you begin gathering the things you’ll need for the day: briefcase, keys, lunch...you check the clock. Time to check your blood sugar. Then, your eyes flit to the kitchen sink—you should really wash those. An hour later, you’re out the door. You haven’t checked your blood sugar, and you’ve left your Humalog pen on the kitchen counter.
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You can’t sleep—again. Despite daytime fatigue, every time you lie down for bed you’re suddenly restless. At social gatherings, you feel like everyone around you is thinking about your new diagnosis. You’ve begun to avoid them. With the added responsibility of checking your blood sugar, keeping your mental health under control has become more critical than ever. Every day, millions of Americans suffer with psychiatric issues. For people with diabetes, these issues are more common, and get in the way of proper healthcare.
This was the first piece we did to get everyone used to filming. As one of our girls said, 'It looks like we are on Hollyoaks!' It is a drama piece about the impact of the diabetes diagnosis. This was made during a week long series of workshops where the teenagers worked on their own and with a professional film maker to explore and share all aspects of their condition and self management. They were all very impressive in their grasp of what is a very complex illness to manage and I too learn a lot. Deb Snow organiser, Type 1 18 years
In this video, I'll show you 5 ways to make your Diabetic life better (and easier)! I'll explain why these ways are so good and how easy they are to implement in your life and daily life. It is perfect if you want a small start on your way to health and vitality as a diabetic or just to boost yourself if you're already on your way and trying to become healthier and more balanced!
The emotions that accompany a diabetes or pre-diabetes diagnosis can often be overlooked but they are a crucial part of the treatment plan. Common emotions you might feel after receiving your diagnosis are panic, denial, confusion, frustration, anger and fear. Anger, frustration and fear are all born out of a lack of control over your health situation. The first step to treating diabetes is to recognize and manage your feelings about your diagnose otherwise they will sabotage your attempts to stick to your treatment plan and lifestyle changes.
Diabetes is rampant in India – 60 million-plus Indians are currently living with the disease and one million die from it each year. Furthermore, Indians tend to get the disease at an earlier age – often in their 30s and 40s – during their prime earning years.
For patients with both diabetes and a psychiatric disorder, resolving your mental health issues is vital to managing your diabetes care. For some people medication is necessary; for others, holistic practices like meditation and yoga help. Sometimes it’s a combination of the two. Just about everyone can benefit from weekly or biweekly therapy sessions.
Now, I am going to discuss how denial changed or didn’t change me, as well as the impact denial had on my life. Where in my previous blog, “Diabetes: Losing Your Way of Living Life,” I talked about denial and the impact it had on my diagnosis day.
Many people living with diabetes — including those who are managing it with great success — report that one of the toughest parts is that diabetes never takes a day off. And that means you can’t either. Living with type 2 diabetes every day can make you feel discouraged, angry, sad, stressed, or even depressed.
This all started with a day many years ago, when I started wearing a pump. I was all worried about everything from telling a date I was a diabetic to how will this impact my romantic rendezvous. Will this pump interfere with sex! After all having diabetes was bad enough.
There are 29 million people who have diabetes in America, which equates to nearly 10 percent of the population. Manny Hernandez says he might as well have been the only one. In 2002, when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 30, Hernandez found himself thrust into a world he didn’t fully understand, with very little guidance offered to him.
Introducing Cornerstones4Care®, your own diabetes support program. Discover tools and resources tailored to your needs, wherever you are in your diabetes journey. Healthy eating, being active, diabetes medicine, tracking—manage what’s most important to you, all in one place.
The global Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2™) study represents the voices of more than 15,000 patients, family members, and health care professionals across 17 countries and 4 continents. DAWN2™ found that the emotional burden of diabetes affects not only patients, but also their families; people living with diabetes are strongly impacted by the negative perceptions of the disease, while family members feel that they do not know how to help their loved ones.
Stress is high with diabetes, particularly when it if first diagnosed. Understand strategies based on Emotional Brain Training (EBT). Practical techniques to rewire the brain (www.ebt.org) to rebound from stress more rapidly for anyone with stress - including diabetics and their family members. One-on-one coaching and groups by telephone and Certified EBT Coaches in your community.
THE Home Secretary has refused to let her diagnosis hold her back. Here she talks injecting insulin at dinner, nibbling nuts in the Chamber and why she admires Sir Steve Redgrave
Managing day-to-day life with diabetes can be a challenge, but education and awareness are key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and staying in control of diabetes.
As of 2012, 29 million Americans had diabetes, most with Type 2, the kind that is closely tied to obesity and is showing up in teens as well as adults. It’s estimated 86 million more have pre-diabetes, or 1 out of 3 Americans; many who don’t yet know it.
Meet Jane. Jane is 25 years old, and got engaged last year. She has Type 1 diabetes, and is currently on medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Jane came to me to address her fear of checking her blood sugar. She also expressed concerns about her relationship with her fiancé.
Imagine that you’ve always felt out of place in a crowd—even in a group of friends. Now, your new diabetes diagnosis makes you stand out even more, and you find yourself avoiding social situations.
Dealing with the diagnosis of diabetes and the details of the daily grind can be overwhelming. Finding balance is essential to healthy living. Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Polonsky, joins our host Dr. Steven Edelman to discuss common emotional pitfalls that get in the way of diabetes management and what can be done about them.
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