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Managing the Mental & Emotional Side of Diabetes

Hi, I have various medical conditions, and type 2. I felt like you and still have waves of feeling like you. I think of it as a grieving process. Its similar to the cycles of grief. Unload all you want on here, you wont find anyone judging you and most of us have felt like you at some point.

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/chronic-illness.aspx I found this useful.
 
Control for me is the key.

I now have more tools to control my bgs which is solely down to this forum.
Insulin by medical team thou.

More control I can have over my health, the better.
Obviously when I'm ill I cannot rely on anyone putting the same effort as me thou. The nhs now that.

The nhs and my partner needs me to have the bariatric op as much as me.
 
Kerry you are not alone this illness effects us all in different way but at some point we are all in denial. You have done the hard part and asked for help which takes guts to do. i am a 36 years in to diabetes and everyday is different what people see is a person who walk, talk and looks fit but they do not know what a day in the life of a diabetic is. You are correct that the press say all type 2 diabetics are fat and lazy but i think more should be taught in schools to educate children as they keep saying that children are obeas and are getting diabetes because of it. The lack of information in the press and also on T.V is not helping and people think we ask for diabetes. I have had mental health problems since the age of 18 and now coming up to my 42nd birthday i still have mental health problems and yes they say it is down to my diabetes. I had a pancreas and kidney transplant in 2015 which means i am on a little break from diabetes but now that my BS are at a normal level the damage that the diabetes has done over the years has come to light. I have nerve damage all over my body with really bad pain, bladder and bowel damage and numbness in my hands and below the knee but yet again you cannot see it. i am glad that you are coming to terms with diabetes but my advice to you is enjoy the good days and on a bad day remember there is tomorrow and being angry and mad are normal. If you find things getting on top of you then seek help from your GP. Mind i am one to talk i find it hard to talk to people who are close to me when i am depressed and will let it get to the stage where i am right on the bottom as i am a very deep person so i have been told. The thing is you do not want to worry those closest to you but sometimes they are in the firing line when you are down. I wish people did not have to go through all the things that diabetes puts them through but it is a case of sink or swim and i am swimming at the moment with arm bands on. Good look and well done
 
Hey Kerry, I was reading a good bit of my journey with diabetes in what you wrote....Unfortunately, it took me 16 years to finally get down to business....This Forum was a God send for me and I trust you will find it to be a life saver too. Haven't seen any updates for a week, so wondering how you are doing.....how your appointments went, did you get a referral for some psychological help?

Wondering if you have any hobbies or things that you can do for some self soothing? I color, some do crafts, others walk in the woods, some take leisurely bubble baths with music, candles, etc..... I also journal - some of what I write isn't too pretty but it is where I am at at that moment in time.....I make a ritual of finding at least three things that I am grateful for each day....sometimes #1 - 3 are "I made it through the day"! Other days I can't stop at just three...

Thinking about you and sending blessings and hugs your way/L Keep up the good fight.....
 
I've come to the conclusion this morning that....... PAIN outweighs the symptoms of fluctuating bgs.... by far.
Obviously nerve pain is terrible and that PAIN is very very soul destroying.
This PAIN I have is suppose to be gallbladder related (maybe).
I cannot look after my bgs and weight loss properly in such PAIN.
I feel for any sufferer. Even none diabetics.
A pain which the nhs expects us to just endure. NOPE. I won't be allowing it, it goes on far too much.

Here I come to cause holy h#ll.! !!!!
 
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