Half of Indians are unaware that diabetes is linked with heart diseases, reveals findings A whopping 50% of diabetics in the country are at risk of developing heart diseases, 63% at risk of getting microvascular complications and many have an enhanced risk of developing eye problems, especially retinopathy, according to a study. The study — …
A new report shows that around 70, 000 Indian children under the age of 15 suffer from type 1 diabetes, while another 40,000 have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. According to doctors, the rise in the number of children developing the disease is because most children with type 1 diabetes, which accounts for up to 90 percent of all childhood diabetes, are not diagnosed on time. Also rising childhood obesity can be a risk factor.
If you, or someone you know, has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, you may be experiencing a range of emotions. Although managing the condition may seem daunting at first, it does not prevent you from living a full and happy life.
In a first of its kind pan-India survey studying the impact diabetes has on patients and their families, over 66 % of the respondents said that they were moderately to highly affected by the disease, with 62 % expressing concerns related to the emotional aspects, especially worrying about their families' future.
Steps like changing diet, losing weight and increasing exercise can then help those at high risk to prevent the disease, say experts. They claim that even after Type 2 diabetes has developed, it can be reversed if caught early.
Trying to stop a diabetic binge is like trying to keep your hand on a hot stove—it’s very difficult and against your natural instinct. Our body’s natural instinct is to withdraw the hand when we feel the heat; your body’s natural instinct when your blood sugar is low is to eat. Therefore, if your blood sugars remain low even after you eat the brain gets hijacked. As discussed in my previous blog “The Diabetic Binge.”
A few years back, a parent came to me in crisis. Her fifteen-year-old daughter, Kristen, was struggling to care for herself, and didn’t seem to care. Kirsten was failing school, on the verge of being held back, not checking her blood sugar or taking her insulin consistently, and contemplating suicide. Kristen had Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a psychological condition marked by extreme unwillingness to follow rules or listen to authority figures.
It’s five past nine, and you’re late for work again. Clearing a space among piles of accumulating paper, you begin gathering the things you’ll need for the day: briefcase, keys, lunch...you check the clock. Time to check your blood sugar. Then, your eyes flit to the kitchen sink—you should really wash those. An hour later, you’re out the door. You haven’t checked your blood sugar, and you’ve left your Humalog pen on the kitchen counter.
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You can’t sleep—again. Despite daytime fatigue, every time you lie down for bed you’re suddenly restless. At social gatherings, you feel like everyone around you is thinking about your new diagnosis. You’ve begun to avoid them. With the added responsibility of checking your blood sugar, keeping your mental health under control has become more critical than ever. Every day, millions of Americans suffer with psychiatric issues. For people with diabetes, these issues are more common, and get in the way of proper healthcare.
This was the first piece we did to get everyone used to filming. As one of our girls said, 'It looks like we are on Hollyoaks!' It is a drama piece about the impact of the diabetes diagnosis. This was made during a week long series of workshops where the teenagers worked on their own and with a professional film maker to explore and share all aspects of their condition and self management. They were all very impressive in their grasp of what is a very complex illness to manage and I too learn a lot. Deb Snow organiser, Type 1 18 years
In this video, I'll show you 5 ways to make your Diabetic life better (and easier)! I'll explain why these ways are so good and how easy they are to implement in your life and daily life. It is perfect if you want a small start on your way to health and vitality as a diabetic or just to boost yourself if you're already on your way and trying to become healthier and more balanced!
Hyperbole is common when discussing diabetes but vivid imagery that paints the condition as a ticking time bomb or epidemic is a necessary part of understanding the scale of the problem.
Eliot Lebow was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 6 years old. Today, he is licensed psychotherapist who specializes in working with people living with diabetes and trauma in his own practice in the Upper West Side of New York City. With 35 years of experience in life with diabetes, he knows it can be a lonely and overwhelming disease. You can get to know Eliot via his YouTube channel, too!
HERVEY Bay woman Cherilyn Oakley was 12 years old when her world was turned upside down with a type one diabetes diagnosis. She was in Year 7, preparing to go to high school, when all of a sudden she had to watch everything she ate, check her blood glucose level several times a day and inject herself with insulin when needed.
Kale Mohar was seven years old on a car trip from Vernal, Utah to Logan, Utah, when her bladder started acting up. “I had to go to the bathroom every fifteen minutes,” Mohar said. “On the way back, it only got worse. My mom thought I had a bladder infection, but nope — it was not a bladder infection.” It was actually type 1 diabetes. A common symptom of type 1 is frequent urination. There are three types of diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association: type 1, type 2 and gestational. The cause of type 1 is unknown, and the disease affects five percent of people with diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes or diabetes mellitus shares a significant percentage of the burden of non-communicable diseases prevalent in India, with over 62 million people currently living with the disease. It has been predicted that by the year 2030, India will cross the mark of 87 million to become the country harbouring the world’s largest diabetic population.
I hear over and over again to be prepared. Basically, always have a back up. I personally take 3 of everything just in case. I did have a situation where my backup pen broke and luckily I had a syringe and vial of Humalog for just such an emergency.
This all started with a day many years ago, when I started wearing a pump. I was all worried about everything from telling a date I was a diabetic to how will this impact my romantic rendezvous. Will this pump interfere with sex! After all having diabetes was bad enough.
There are 29 million people who have diabetes in America, which equates to nearly 10 percent of the population. Manny Hernandez says he might as well have been the only one. In 2002, when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 30, Hernandez found himself thrust into a world he didn’t fully understand, with very little guidance offered to him.
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The global Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2™) study represents the voices of more than 15,000 patients, family members, and health care professionals across 17 countries and 4 continents. DAWN2™ found that the emotional burden of diabetes affects not only patients, but also their families; people living with diabetes are strongly impacted by the negative perceptions of the disease, while family members feel that they do not know how to help their loved ones.
Stress is high with diabetes, particularly when it if first diagnosed. Understand strategies based on Emotional Brain Training (EBT). Practical techniques to rewire the brain (www.ebt.org) to rebound from stress more rapidly for anyone with stress - including diabetics and their family members. One-on-one coaching and groups by telephone and Certified EBT Coaches in your community.
THE Home Secretary has refused to let her diagnosis hold her back. Here she talks injecting insulin at dinner, nibbling nuts in the Chamber and why she admires Sir Steve Redgrave
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