The Emotional Side of Diabetes
Living well with diabetes takes emotional strength. Why? Because this is a tough disease. Diabetes is more than just a simple matter of eating right and taking your medications. Staying strong emotionally is the key to keeping stress and your blood glucose levels where they belong. Unfortunately, people with diabetes as well as doctors often neglect these “real life” aspects of the disease.
How can you manage diabetes while also giving proper attention to your own thoughts and feelings? What follows are the most important things you need to know about the emotional features of diabetes, including:
the personal side
the social side
the behavioral side
The following pages describe 10 important tips for mastering the emotional side of diabetes. You may also click here to download the PDF brochure version of this content.