how to cope with diabetes?

Question

I'm in my twenties and recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I'm not over weight, follow a good eating plan and regularly workout. I've put on Actos and check my sugar a few times a day. I find I'm having a hard time coping. I'm depressed and not motivated to do anything. I'm finding it hard to go out and socialize cause it seems like anytime anyone asks me to do anything it revolved around drinking. My dr. told me not to drink til my sugar get under control then I can in moderation. Has anyone gone thru this. How can I feel better bout a disease I know I'll have for the rest of my life.

Answer 1

Trust me, I know it can be difficult. I've been living with type 1 for 34 years, and still get a little down once in awhile. I think all diabetics do at one point or another, and it's even been shown that diabetics are at higher risk for depression. The best things you can do for yourself is to make a commitment to keeping your body healthy, so that yuo can still enjoy life as much as you can. Learn all you can, and work at controlling diabetes, instead of letting diabetes control you. It will be a part of your life for the rest of your life, but that doesn't mean it has to be your entire life, nor should you let it. Stick with your diet, get regular exercise (do things you enjoy -- run, dance, play sports, etc.), keep with your prescribed meds, and keep check on your glucose to keep it from geting out of hand. Keep with regular checkups with your doctor, and look for local support groups in your area that can help you deal with the emotions you'll be feeling. You'll also be able to meet lots of new friends who can share in your feelings and help you cope. But, most of all, stay positive. Hope this helps!

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I understand how you feel. I am 27 and have had Type I for 21 years. Even still today, I go through periods of depression and "I don't care" anymore. I eat what I want, don't test and kinda get rebellious.

What helps me is this: Yes, I have diabetes, but thank God it is one disease that CAN be controlled. And it does NOT have to take over your whole life. Yes, there are limitations to what you can do, but nothing is really completely taken from you.

You can still do 99% of things you did before - just in moderation and there are some steps you may have to take before and after. You can travel, have fun w/ friends not matter where you are, etc... You just have to consider your diabetes.

And when you go through this depressed moods and feel like you can't cope - remember YOU are in control of your life and the QUALITY of life you have. It's very easy to get discouraged about all of the complications you can experience, but at the same time, you have the power to delay and even prevent most of them. Use that as motivation for you to not be nonchalant about your life and your body.

Also, look into support groups, because dealing with a chronic illness is not something that is easy and it helps to have people around you that understand.

Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I was 24 when I was diagnosed with Type 2. I was SO angry. I seemed to have inherited all the bad genes in my family and this was just one more thing to add to the list. I already suffered from depression and this news certainly did not help make me feel any better. Once I started to eat better and exercise more and my levels returned to more acceptable levels, I realized that things weren't so bad after all. I never did drink much, so staying away from the alcohol wasn't a huge issue for me. If that is a normal part of your lifestyle though, I can see why it is so frustrating for you. Unfortunately this will show you who your real friends are... those who understand will try to find other things you can do together that do not involve drinking. Those that don't are more concerned about their fun than your health. I know that is a hard lesson to learn, but really you only want people in your life who want to see you be healthy and happy.

The first step to feeling better about having a disease that will affect you for the rest of your life is to accept that it is not going to go away. You have to realize that many of the things that are bad for diabetics are generally bad for everyone, including drinking. Living a better lifestyle, eating good foods and exercising are recommended for everyone, not just those with diabetes.

I wish you the best. I know how hard this can be do accept and adjust to. Watch our depression and discuss it with your doctor if it does not seem to get better. Finding out you have a life altering disease will certaily affect your mental health too. Stay strong, and please take care.

Answer 7

Learn everything that you possibly can about this very difficult disease. My nephew was diagnosed at the age of six and wow has it been hard on all of us and especially him, but it seems the more we learn and learn together the easier it is on all of us. There are so many websites that are beneficial and totally dedicated to diabetes and the research of. There is also a website called WebMD that is great and has help groups you can check out and I am sure that you can find people your own age who were recently diagnosed and will really understand what you are saying better than anyone. I do wish you well and know that there are many of us that are in your corner. God bless!!!

Answer 8

Hi. I went through the adjustment to diabetic lifestyle and social life, and this is what worked for me--I would just get a beer or a drink and nurse it the whole evening, and if it got thrown out while I was dancing, I'd just get another and let it sit. Sometimes I'd get a glass of water with it and mix it to keep the glass full. The important thing was to keep in contact with my friends, not to get hammered. And everyone loves to be able to count on you to drive home afterwards, so they don't generally give you a hard time about it.

If you find yourself drinking too much when out with your friends, perhaps you have a drinking problem IN THAT SITUATION, and need to make serious adjustments.

Diabetes forces us to develop self-control if we haven't already, or we can start getting things lopped off. Our choice.

And my favorite trick is to use alternative medicine techniques to cheat the needle, so I'm including this rather long blurb--

I realize that conventional health care is necessary and appropriate. That having been said, there are also many things WE can do to overcome type II diabetes, and improve life as a Type I diabetic. I've been researching alternative medicine, and the amount of help that's available to diabetics is amazing.

Natural remedies are quite effective, and include:

Cinnamon
Bitter Melon
Gymnema Sylvestre
Nopal cactus
American Ginseng
Fenugreek
Chromium picolinate

Cinnamon regulates glucose, and has a polyphenol compound called MHCP that mimics insulin and activates cell receptor sites. A quarter teaspoon twice daily makes a difference. Fenugreek increases blood flow and inhibits the growth of infectious organisms. Everything on the list has a use in fighting diabetes. Learn how to use these herbs and don't fall victim to diabetes needlessly.You can find out about about them on line, or in a book I read cover to cover--

"One Son's Quest for the Cause and Cure of Diabetes", ISBN 7890766313

The author, a doctor, lost his mother to diabetes and spent the next 20 years finding a way to overcome it. My brother was dying of diabetes, and I was just starting to need insulin when we came across this definitive work which came out in February 2005. We both lead mostly normal lives now. It's a life saver, and the best money you'll ever spend on the subject if you decide to go that way.
You might want to check Abe Books, Alibri's, or Amazon.com for a good used copy cheap. I bought mine new, and I think it was about $35. I don't get any money from anybody for telling you this--just want to help, and the techniques in this book is what made the difference for me and mine. Best of luck.

Just recently found this 8-minute non-profit video http://www.rawfor30days.com/view.html , about diabetes diet. Click on the link, then click 'View Windows Media' to watch it.You'll be glad you saw it.

Answer 9

it's very hard for me to deal with this disease. Its going to be 3 years now since I was diagnosed with it (Diabetes type 2). Recently I have been in depression, eating the wrong stuff, feeling fatigue, and started to have the hyperglucemia symptoms over again. Of course I was losing a lot of weight from this (I am overweight, btw)

My advice for you, is for you to continue to eat right, follow your doctor's instructions. With success, you will have your diabetes under control that you can be taken off your meds.

Take care and wish you the best in life.

Answer 10

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