Living Life With Diabetes

Emotional Support for People with Diabetes

Finding out that you have diabetes can be very overwhelming and potentially life changing. After coping with the shock of your first diagnosis, you or your family member has to deal with a large amount of information that must be learned in a very short period of time. This may seem like too much information, but it does not have to be so overwhelming.

New definitions and diabetes terms like “insulin”, “type 1″,”type 2″, and keto acidosis are all things that you have to learn and know very well.

You also have to learn when to eat and when not to eat! In the mad rush to learn all their is to know about your newly found condition, it is only natural to feel like your going on an emotional roller coaster.

You may also feel frustrated with the constant juggling act of planning out your day with various meal plans. This frustration sometimes leads to a sense of denial about your diagnosis!

Since I am diabetic, I also struggle everyday with being uneasy about my diabetes. Their are good days and then their are bad days. For some more bad then good and for others more good then bad….

But that is up to the individual!

Here are some good links to read about diabetes and the emotional side of claiming your life and diabetes.

Diabetes Forums

Dealing with Diabetes Everyday