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How do biological changes in women diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes affect…
How do biological changes in women diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes affect their mental health?
Mental health disorders
depression
anxiety
diabetes distress
stress
disordered eating
bulimia
Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating disorder
who can you speak to?
counsellor
therapist
psychologist
psychiatrist
social worker
emotional support?
connecting with other diabetes is important
good to have the support of other diabetics to understand counting carbohydrates, testing blood sugar and dealing with various highs and then lows (both physical and emotional)
feeling stressed, feeling low and depressed or even burnt out
identifcation
being able to identify is diabetics actually feel depressed or sad is harder than expected, because the rates of detection are so low
up to 45 percent of mental health conditions and cases of severe psychological distress go undetected among patients being treated for diabetes
diabetes treatment teams need to be aware of the mind-body connection and ensure whole person care. one way of doing this is by conducting regular screenings for mental health conditions during office visits.
it is estimated that only around 1/3 people with diabetes and mental health conditions recieve a diagnosis and proper treatment
diabetes & mental status
changes in blood sugar can cause rapid changes in mood and other mental symptoms such as fatigue, trouble thinking clearly and anxiety.
diabetes distress isnt the same as normal stress or even anxiety, it may have similar feelings and symptoms but it's completely different and only diabetics suffer from it
What more I want to know?
why does it take so long for doctors to realise that diabetes struggle? anyone with a chronic, life-long disease will struggle?
I want to know more about the identification of who is struggling with mental health issues and look into the statistics
why do diabetics struggle so much to come forward and ask for help with their mental health?
is there a difference in what we as diabetics suffer depending on genders?
I want to understand more about the link between