The Diabetes Forum Talks about the Emotions of Diabetes
In most of the literature on diabetes management, the focus is on blood glucose levels, nutrition, treatments, and complications. And all of that is of the utmost importance for survival with diabetes.
But there is more to the story. A person is more than just a diabetes statistic. There is more to someone's heart than just cardiovascular complications.
The Diabetes Forum is a meeting place for people of all ages who have diabetes or are close to someone who does. One discussion in the forum that has been ongoing for two years, addresses the emotions that very often accompany diabetes. Originally, this discussion was started by someone who was worried about her diabetic husband.
The thread has continued until today with advice, compassion, and acknowledgment that the emotional side of diabetes can be just as tricky to navigate sometimes, as the physical issues.
Spindoggy wrote... My husband was diagnosed with diabetes after suffering with it for at least two years (he was misdiagnosed twice but we finally got a proper diagnosis). During the time he was sick and we didn't know what it was, he became very hard to live with, irritable and blamed me for everything. He is not the same man I married now that he has diabetes......read more.
AusT1 offers this answer... Blood sugar has such a significant effect on mood (in me anyway). And it's only recently I've realized how much. So on top of dealing with the stress of living with the disease, organizing life around it, there are the biological things too. And they can be subtle. It's not just really high, or really low sugars that do it...read more.
YvonneScotland adds... I have been married to Iain for four years and love him dearly. Iain has had type 1 diabetes for the past 20 years. He now suffers from symptoms of autonomic neuropathy. Iain is the sweetest natured man who turns in to a monster one day of every month...read more.
And Tazzajohnson wrote... Thank you for all the input. I am a type 1, and have been so for 5 years. Everything seemed to be going well. until last year, I had a nervous breakdown. Now I did think it had something to do with my diabetes, but I didn't realize to what extent it had changed my life. I just could not cope with life anymore!!! Read more.
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