Managing diabetes can be hard. Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed. Having diabetes means that you need to check your blood sugar levels often, make healthy food choices, be physically active, remember to take your medicine, and make other good decisions about your health several times a day. In addition, you may also worry about having low or high blood sugar levels, the costs of your medicines, and developing diabetes-related complications, such as heart disease or nerve damage.

The good news is that there are things you can do to cope with diabetes and manage stress.

Diabetes is not the end of joy, cure it and enjoy like a small boy.

– Dr. B. Jagadish
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • gestational diabetes
  • a condition known as prediabetes

1. Pay attention to your feelings.

Almost everyone feels frustrated or stressed from time to time. Dealing with diabetes can add to these feelings and make you feel overwhelmed. Having these feelings for more than a week or two may signal that you need help coping with your diabetes so that you can feel better.

2.Talk with your health care providers about your feelings.

Let your doctor, nurse, diabetes educator, psychologist, or social worker know how you’ve been feeling. They can help you problem-solve your concerns about diabetes. They may also suggest that you speak with other health care providers to get help.

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3. Talk to your health care providers about negative reactions other people may have about your diabetes.

Your health care providers can help you manage feelings of being judged by others because you have diabetes. It is important not to feel that you have to hide your diabetes from other people.

4. Ask if help is available for the costs of diabetes medicines and supplies.

If you are worried about the cost of your medicines, talk with your pharmacist and other health care providers. They may know about government or other programs that can assist people with costs. You can also check with community health centers to see if they know about programs that help people get insulin, diabetes medicines, and supplies (test trips, syringes, etc.).

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