psyco issues

[andyh]

Hello all

I ve had real issues with having diabetes from the age of 37, 3 weeks prior i was a seemingly fit and healthy individual working as a fitness instructor and basically living the dream! then i suddenly started to feel all of the classic symptoms then bam hospital ! Next im a type 1 on insulin injections! guys it was like a car crash i was in shock. Anyway I dealt with the physical side of it the testing bla bla but after a while i got really angry as to why me why now etc and yep you guessed it No one professional to talk over my mental issues relating to it.
my DSN sent me to the local pain clinic as that was as close as we had in the area remotely close to be able to discuss a diabetics issues and as yet 10 years later its still the same!!

Anyone had similar issues and difficulties in this area i would be fascinated to hear

Andy

 

[elainechi]

have been waiting 2 years for my 13 yr old daughter for some kind of psycological support....she doesn.t want it but needs it as still in denial...diabetic team have tried but have been turned down twice as not suicidal or psychotic!!!!!! school can.t help as funding stopped for counsellor. we did go to a session of family therapy...hmmmmm he asked how would your lives be if overnight diabetes disappeared???!!
what could we say....normal arguments i expect BUT its nots going away ever!!!!!!! i can.t afford to pay for it and what shre needs is cbt....never mind she can continue to self harm slowly so very slowly...destroy her chance of a decent education as feels **** with hi and hypos.....x

 

[elainechi]

oh and no chance of a dafne course still a grown up....co what kids don.t get diabetes??????

 

[picklebean]

You should be able to access counselling support through your GP... you don't have to be suicidal to get that and as a diabetic you have even more need of psychological support of some kind. It's ridiculous to not get anything if you need it!

I would advise seeing your GP or going through your diabetes specialist... if you explain why you need it and that it would help your diabetes management then they should try and refer you.

I hope you get the help you need!

 

[donnellysdogs]

Therevshould be relative easy access to at least a counselor via your gp. A counsellor can decide if they can help or more memtal health specialist necessary.
I found personally that a counsellor is the easiest request person to see...
Rhere is always an emergency mental health person available too thru gp... A simple phone number.. Not samaritans.. And someone to help and sort of assess over phone.. Our gp calls them Asti or Aste people...

 

[andyh]

I cannot imagine what it must be like being a child doing exams etc trying to hang out with friends etc while juggling type 1

I have recently moved and will see if this area has a different approach to psycological issues

thank you for your replies

andy

 

[donnellysdogs]

It is also a very natural thing to have mental issues in dealing with diabetes, especially when you thought yourself fit and healthy. I say mental issues, as some think of as depression, some have denial, some complacency, some get stressed and anxious.
I think we all see our brains as some magical organ, but it isn't.. As much as the rest of our organs.. It can get ill.
Only nowadays, we can talk of such issues as mental health with less stigma and more honest and openly.
Just a shame that our diabetic teams don't have a counsellor or mental health person who is actually diabetic attached to their clinics...
There are lots of understanding and helpful people here, although we never knowingly meet face to face!
I've made fantastic friends who I talk to regularly, email and text, although we live in different parts of the country... And never met.
I also made a good friend on this site who did come to stay with us when he was terminally ill, just for a break a couple of times. He has since died, but it was nice to help someone out when they needed time to get away. He actually sorted out his dying wishes when he stayed with us, he had pancreatic cancer and had only just gone on to injections so was also grateful that I was a fellow insulin user too and knew about carbs and hypo's. Even though he was terminally ill, he still carb counted and tried to keep his levels right... That truly staggered me.

Keep in touch and let us know how you are getting on...

 

[MPF]

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was five, I'm now 20, I don't remember much but I know that up untill a few years ago I had attrocious control over my diabetes, it took going into severe DKA and some harsh words for me to stop feeling sorry for myself about it, they said to me, either you deal with it and accept it or the illness will beat you and you will die, after that I stopped feeling sorry for myself and just got on with it, sorry if that's no help.

 

[donnellysdogs]

Aah MPF glad you got some sense with diabetes now..really glad, but it does really show how susceptible our brains are in coping with such a diagnosis. It is rely hard.. And it is a struggle that just gets to 99% of us at various times I would think ( statistics not proven.. Not scientific facts.... As Lol... Nobody does hold diabetes and brain contr together!!)...

Gosh, I wish I was medically accredted to set up a practice!!!