Coping with Diabetes

Learning how to cope with diabetes is as important as the treatment for it. Many studies have shown that a person’s emotional state bears a direct impact on the physical well being of the individual. Certain attitudes towards the disease may lead to improper care or not seeking treatment at all.
Denial is one such problem, and is common when first diagnosed with diabetes and in fact most doctors consider it part of the process of diagnosis. The problem with denial is when it lingers and keeps the patient from learning and doing what they need to in order to stay healthy. If the patient believes that diabetes isn’t a serious matter they may not check their blood glucose regularly resulting in not taking the proper amounts of medication. They may ignore meal plans set up by the dietitian, eating the wrong types or amounts of food. The diabetic may think that since they feel good then there isn’t any reason to take their medication. Each of these can lead to serious hea...