Living with diabetes can be extremely emotionally difficult. Learn how to be compassionate to yourself as you manage your diabetes by becoming aware of your feelings, thoughts and behaviours.
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How emotional well-being impacts diabetes management
Your state of emotional well-being can affect many aspects of your diabetes management. Fortunately, there are coping strategies you can use to deal with emotional issues.
Emotional eating and diabetes
Emotional eating, a behavior often linked to stress and emotions, can significantly impact the well-being of individuals with diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
In fact, for most people, when you’re first diagnosed, your healthcare team will initially recommend healthy behaviour interventions, such as eating healthy and following a regular exercise program, before they initiate medication.
An attitude of optimism can jump-start your diabetes self-care
In this blog, we look deeper into how to shift out of a negative view and awaken optimism. Optimism is a critical factor in living with any chronic illness and, for diabetes care, it is essential.
How to take advantage of the diabetes healthcare team
Diabetes can seem a lonely condition, but in fact there is a lot of support available to individuals with diabetes through the diabetes team.
