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Mental health

I hear you. So the really big challenge is the mental one, and coping with disbetes2 will be the manifestation. It just is awful that we can’t control our lives . We just have to admire ourselves for all the good strategies we manage to follow each day. No day is a failure. Some days we manage to follow good strategies more than others. Just keep focusing on being proud that today you did well in many small ways , one of them was to reach out.
 
nitewart said:
Hi all l suffer big time with depression and anxiety. Ocd.etc at moment not coping with diabetes type 2 to much to take on.
So unhappy
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Keep in mind that high blood sugars can make you feel that more than you normally would... It can influence depression and make a bad thing worse, anxiety-disorders too... Can't speak for OCD, no experience there, but when my blood sugars are off, my depression and (general and social) anxiety are off the charts.

Try and practice some self care. I know it's hard, next to impossible even, but if you can control your blood sugars a little it could affect your mood positively, and give you more of a sense of control. You have a say in how you're doing, even if it doesn't seem like it right now.

I hope you'll feel better soon.
Hugs,
Jo
 
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