Recently Diagnosed? Tips for Managing Your Mental Health

If you have diabetes, you understand how difficult it can be. It’s not just a quick fix, it is an entire lifestyle change that can be difficult to deal with. Constantly monitoring your diet, your blood glucose levels, your A1C, your medications, and much more can leave you feeling exhausted and take a toll on your mental health. If you have diabetes and are struggling with your mental health, we have some tips. Keep reading to learn more about diabetes and your mental health, including how a Diabetes Clinical Trial can help.

Diabetes and Increased Risk of Mental Health Issues

People with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Only 25% to 50% of people with diabetes who have depression get diagnosed and treated. But treatment—therapy, medicine, or both—is usually very effective. And without treatment, depression often gets worse, not better.

Symptoms of depression can be mild to severe, and include:

• Feeling sad or empty
• Losing interest in favorite activities
• Overeating or not wanting to eat at all
• Not being able to sleep or sleeping too much
• Having trouble concentrating or making decisions
• Feeling very tired
• Feeling hopeless, irritable, anxious, or guilty
• Having aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems
• Having thoughts of suicide or death

Some of the mental health issues that are at an increased risk include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Diabetic rage

How to Find Support for Diabetes

If you have diabetes and are struggling with your mental health, here are some steps you can take:

• Make sure you’re following your diet and exercising regularly. Exercise can increase dopamine levels, and low blood sugar can contribute to irritability and bad moods.
• Find ways to manage your stress. Make sure you incorporate self-care into your life, because stress and anxiety can cause fluctuations in your blood sugar, which will make your diabetes journey even more difficult.
• Seek support through therapy or groups. If you are having a particularly difficult time managing your mental health and diabetes, seek out support through therapists or diabetes support groups. Having like-minded people to talk to can help get you through hard times.

Diabetes Clinical Trial

If you want to try something new for your diabetes treatment, Metabolic Disease Clinical Trials is looking for you. Whether you have type 1 or type 2, we are seeking participants for a Diabetes Clinical Trial for a new investigational medication that is seeking FDA approval.

Benefits of joining the trial include:

• No-cost consultation and health examination
• No-cost lab reports
• No-cost study-related medicines
• Meets all industry safety guidelines
• Governed & monitored by the central ethics committee
• Compensation for your time and travel
• FDA-governed
• HIPAA-compliant

If you are ready to face your diabetes issues head-on and try something new, click here to fill out our contact form or give us a call at (469) 457-3701 to get quickly pre-qualified over the phone.

For more information, visit us at MetabolicDiseaseClinicalTrials.com!