Unlike depression, diabetes distress can be linked back to causal factors related to diabetes. Having diabetes can cause a condition called diabetes distress which shares some traits of stress, depression and anxiety. Changes in blood sugar can cause rapid changes in mood and other mental symptoms such as fatigue, trouble thinking clearly, and anxiety. The fear of blood sugar fluctuations can be very stressful. In women with type 1 diabetes, bulimia is most common eating disorder while women with type 2 diabetes are more likely to deal with binge eating.People with type 1 diabetes are twice as likely to live with disordered eating.Rates of depression across the lifespan are 2 times greater for people with diabetes than in the general population.People living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for depression, anxiety and eating disorders.These changes can be emotionally draining, and you might start to notice that you are feeling a bit off or have very little energy left to carry out important tasks to managing your condition. Added responsibilities like tracking blood glucose and insulin can be hard to remember at first, doctors’ appointments can cause time away from work, and the costs of appropriate care may be burdensome. Your doctor might instruct you to change your diet by eating certain kinds of foods, avoiding sugary beverages, or restricting alcohol intake which can be difficult for anyone regardless of a diabetes diagnosis. How are diabetes and mental health connected?Ī diabetes diagnosis can feel like not just a threat to health, it can also seem like a threat to a person’s way of life, because managing diabetes means making changes to your day-to-day routine. Likewise, existing diabetes can make mental health conditions worse. When left untreated, mental health conditions like depression and anxiety can make diabetes worse. Just like taking care of your body, taking care of your mind is equally as important to living a healthy life. Just as you take insulin to ensure your blood glucose levels are where they should be, it’s important to take measures to prevent mental health crises by being aware of how you are feeling mentally and emotionally. Proper diabetes management requires awareness of your symptoms. As you establish a new routine it is important to establish good habits in managing your mental health.
Whether it be type 1 diabetes where the body does not make any insulin at all or type 2 diabetes when the pancreas makes some insulin but not enough, it can mean changes to your lifestyle that you may not be ready for and can also be hard on relationships with friends or family. A diabetes diagnosis can be a life altering event.
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