Diabetes & Depression

Let Your Light Shine Bright....

May is National Mental Health Month - And I wanted to larn this postal service upward earlier it was over. 
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You may conduct maintain read Sara & Scott's wonderful posts on Depression this week, together with if yous haven't - READ THEM NOW! And yous may conduct maintain participated inwards terminal night's #dsma on the twitter.  The whole chat was devoted to diabetes together with low together with how to larn through those times when you're feeling depressed.
Do yourself a favor together with checkout the conversation. 


So here's what I intend (and past times intend I hateful KNOW,) nearly low together with diabetes related depression. 
There's no shame inwards the the falling downwards - it's the staying downwards that causes real existent problems. 
Bottom line: Everybody falls downwards inwards life, (I'm talking metaphorically here, therefore falling downwards = depression,) together with inwards life alongside diabetes.  
Some are genetically predisposed to low together with to a greater extent than or less are not, but all PWDs are dealing alongside real existent life trial of living alongside a chronic disease, 24X7 & 365 days a year. Then add together whatsoever all major life changes that larn thrown our agency (like the expire of a loved one, a move, a alter inwards chore or human relationship status,) together with every affair else inwards between- And low is absolutely a real existent affair together with it's zilch to endure ashamed of.  
Personally, I intend every unmarried i of us living alongside diabetes has experienced low to to a greater extent than or less degree. 
Some develop coping mechanisms early on, together with others (and past times "others" I hateful MOST) develop coping mechanisms over fourth dimension together with alongside to a greater extent than or less assist from both friends together with trained mental healthcare professionals.
Falling downwards is par the course of didactics is life. So if yous discovery yourself feeling downwards together with feeling tired - that's OK. Talk to someone. 
Let your friends know how you're feeling together with discovery a therapist who yous experience ''gets you" together with accept it from there. The therapist mightiness prescribe a combo of utter therapy, medication together with displace together with together the both of yous catch the best treatment(s) for you. 
As for me - I've had those moments when I've fallen downwards - And worked real difficult to larn dorsum upward again. And piece we're beingness honest, at that spot were times when I needed a helping hand. So I grabbed that manus together with took the assist - And I'm therefore glad I did. And every straightaway together with therefore I demand a melody up. 
Look, at that spot volition endure days inwards life together with life alongside diabetes that are tougher than others together with at that spot volition endure moments when yous but don't experience similar dealing. 
But yous volition larn upward together with discovery your solid position down again. And purchase getting upward together with bespeak for assist when yous demand it, yous volition discovery that your lite from inside volition smooth equally brilliant equally the sun! And that past times helping yourself to smooth together with stand upward tall, yous volition assist every unmarried individual yous come upward inwards contact alongside - And that my friends is a beautiful thing!