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<blockquote data-quote="MauraH" data-source="post: 952342" data-attributes="member: 197666"><p>I thought I was depressed but my nurse educator told me about diabetes distress-- that persistent feeling of being overwhelmed by diabetes--the anxiety over readings, the worry about complications, the oppressiveness of the incessant need to plan, the sinking feeling you get when you realize there's nothing here (wherever you are) that I can eat, etc. This feeling can no doubt lead to burn out. I'm in month 3 and still confused and overwhelmed. Every time I turn around there is something new to learn, another adaptation to make, more planning to be done, the identification of another food that increases my readings, etc. Then there are the ill-informed remarks from people I mentioned my diabetes to and shouldn't have: "Oh, everyone has that these days"; "Cut back on ham and red meats (which I don't eat) and you'll be fine" (my doctor); "all you need to do is carry some candy around with you"; jokes about losing body parts, etc. So now I am very private about it and have not told my employer. But that means hiding and carrying a secret around. I also have hypothyroidism. When does the distress phase end? What have others done about it?</p><p></p><p>I've attached the link to the Diabetes Distress Screening Scale: <a href="http://www.diabetesed.net/page/_files/diabetes-distress.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.diabetesed.net/page/_files/diabetes-distress.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MauraH, post: 952342, member: 197666"] I thought I was depressed but my nurse educator told me about diabetes distress-- that persistent feeling of being overwhelmed by diabetes--the anxiety over readings, the worry about complications, the oppressiveness of the incessant need to plan, the sinking feeling you get when you realize there's nothing here (wherever you are) that I can eat, etc. This feeling can no doubt lead to burn out. I'm in month 3 and still confused and overwhelmed. Every time I turn around there is something new to learn, another adaptation to make, more planning to be done, the identification of another food that increases my readings, etc. Then there are the ill-informed remarks from people I mentioned my diabetes to and shouldn't have: "Oh, everyone has that these days"; "Cut back on ham and red meats (which I don't eat) and you'll be fine" (my doctor); "all you need to do is carry some candy around with you"; jokes about losing body parts, etc. So now I am very private about it and have not told my employer. But that means hiding and carrying a secret around. I also have hypothyroidism. When does the distress phase end? What have others done about it? I've attached the link to the Diabetes Distress Screening Scale: [URL]http://www.diabetesed.net/page/_files/diabetes-distress.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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