Diabetes -The Emotional Side
Author: Jack Krohn

Looking back nearly fifteen years ago when I first suspected I
had diabetes, several emotions played a rather substantial part
in my disease's development. Any one of them at any given time
could have made the disease much worse and made my life in
general worse.

The physical aspects of diabetes are well chronicled. The
emotional aspects maybe not so well. Here is a partial list of
the emotions I experienced and the impact they had on me.

DENIAL. When I first was told I had diabetes this was the first
emotion I had. Maybe it was the nonchalant way the Dr. told me I
had the disease in my life. He didn't handle it very well which
set the stage for my feelings. Those feelings only prolonged my
getting control of the disease. Getting control of diabetes at
an early stage of development is critical.

ANGER. The next emotion I remember having was anger. After the
news set in and I began to get a grip on my situation I was mad.
Mad at my Dr., mad at GOD, just mad at everything for getting my
simple life so complicated. Mad at my new disease for turning my
life up side down in my very prime.

WITHDRAWAL. I have always been an outgoing type. The retail
food biz sort of demands that. When I got the news of my new
disease (looking back in hindsight) I can see how slowly I began
to withdraw and become more introverted. My personality slowly
started changing as well. I became more serious and less fun
loving.

DEPRESSION. Without sounding overly dramatic, there were/are
times when I became depressed with my newfound disease. All the
changes I had to make in my diet; the long list of meds arising
from complications; the never ending (for me ) battle of weight
loss; the stress of knowing the complications that can develop
from my inaction; the list goes on.

Those were the major emotions I experienced-there are others.
What to do about it?

The most important thing is to have a great support team
surrounding you-family, spouse, doctor, nutritionist, etc. all
those who can provide the emotional support you will need to
cope with this disease. There are support groups at most
hospitals that may help too.

The next thing is to know as much as you can about the disease.
Only thru knowledge can you have any chance of success in
fighting this horrific disease.

Find out more about this terrible disease at the link below for
Diabetes. It contains useful information that will help all with
this terrible disease.

Jack Krohn has had Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Syndrome X for
nearly fifteen years. He speaks from the experiences he has had
during that time. He is also a free lance writer-the #1 author
of Home Security Articles in the country according to
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