psychological-factors-related-to-diabetes-management

[Cowboyjim]

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...l-factors-related-to-diabetes-management.aspx
According to a new study by an Ithaca College psychology professor and her two colleagues, people with diabetes who see themselves as responsible for their disease onset blame themselves for making poor lifestyle choices and are significantly less likely to monitor their glucose levels, properly inject themselves and make lifestyle choices that would benefit their condition.

 

[Tracey69]

Hi
I was looking at the unread message and came a cross your topic. A couple of years ago i was actually told by my diabetic nurse that she thought i hadn't come to terms with being a diabetic. I thought i had after having it over 30yrs, but actually after sat and talk to a councillor it was just a motion i went through, as i never did as i was told. My mother has always blamed me for being diabetic as my father had a nervous break down when i became diabetic, he couldn't do my injections, my mum did at first but she still can't look at me when i inject now. Unfortunately nor could my father but sadly he passed away five years ago due liver failure through alcohol.
So i am am interested on the article and am going to read it next, as i actually thought at first the DNS had gone mad, but she was right.
Take care
Tracey

 

[Cowboyjim]

An interesting tale there...
here is another related news item
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/uol-ssp061312.php

Research led by the University of Leicester concludes that people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes need ongoing advice from GPs sustained over a number of years rather than a one-off session when they are first diagnosed.

Although a single programme for people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus shows sustained improvements in some illness beliefs at three years, there is no sustained difference in biomedical or lifestyle outcomes, finds the research published at bmj.com.

The study, funded by Diabetes UK, was led by Professor Kamlesh Khunti, of the University of Leicester, and Professor Melanie Davies, of the University of Leicester and Leicester hospitals, with colleagues from the Leicester Diabetes Centre.