Diabetes - the disease is still incurable, but it allows you to live a normal life. If you have heard such a diagnosis, do not rush to become disheartened - read the statistics and make sure that you are not alone, which means you can count on help and support to help you cope with the situation.
The International Federation of Diabetes reports that the number of people with diabetes in the world has increased from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. A new person on Earth appears every 5 seconds.
Half of patients aged 20 to 60 years. In 2014, this diagnosis in Russia was made to almost 4 million patients. Now, according to unofficial data, this figure is approaching 11 million. More than 50% of patients are unaware of their diagnosis.
Science is developing, constantly developing new technologies for the treatment of disease. Modern techniques combine the use of traditional methods with completely new combinations of medicines.
How do you feel
After you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you will most likely, like the rest of the patients, go through several stages of accepting this fact.
- Negation. You are trying to hide from the facts, from the results of tests, from the verdict of the doctor. You rush to prove that this is some kind of mistake.
- Anger. This is the next stage of your emotions. You are angry, blame the doctors, go to the clinics in the hope that they recognize the diagnosis as erroneous. Some begin trips to "healers" and "psychics." It is very dangerous. Diabetes, a serious disease that can only be treated with professional medicine. After all, life with small restrictions is 100 times better than no!
- Bargain. After anger, a phase of bargaining with doctors begins - they say, if I do everything you say, I will get rid of diabetes? Unfortunately, the answer is no. It should tune in to the future and build a plan for further action.
- Depression. Medical observations of diabetics prove that they fall into depressive states much more often than non-diabetics. They are tormented by disturbing, sometimes even suicidal thoughts about the future.
- Adoption. Yes, you have to work hard to reach this stage, but it's worth it. May need the help of a specialist. But then you will understand that life is not over, it just began its new and far from the worst chapter.
What to do to accept your diagnosis
Soberly evaluate everything that happened. Acknowledge the diagnosis that you set. And then comes the realization that you need to do something. The most important instinct of every living thing is to survive in any situation. Concentrate on it!
- Schedule your goals. For example, to learn as much as possible about the disease, to learn how to correctly control the level of sugar in the blood, to take up health in general. You will be assisted by a medical consultation, educational literature, numerous websites on this subject, data from medical organizations specializing in the treatment of diabetes.
- Take a full examination at a clinic you can trust. So you will be warned of any possible risks and will be able to adjust lifestyle to reduce them. Discuss the results with the therapist, endocrinologist, and nutritionist, and make a plan for treatment, nutrition, and annual examinations that are necessary in your case.
- Diabetes forces patients to adhere to a certain diet, but this does not mean that you face complete austerity. On the Internet and on our website there are many recipes for diabetics for all occasions. Make yourself a book of your favorite recipes, so as not to suffer from the need to "diet", and enjoy delicious and healthy food. This can help our project DiabetHelp Box.
- Change your lifestyle. Start playing sports. Register in a fitness club, or at least make a rule to walk, at least an hour every day. Fast walking for half an hour will completely replace the same for the duration of the workout. Now, when there is nowhere to retreat, you will take care of yourself and be in better shape.
- Think about your favorite things before diabetes. Try to deal with them, if not with pleasure, then at least "because it is necessary." The main thing is to do something, not to sit in prostration, pitying yourself and "your ruined life." Look for new hobbies and hobbies.
- Do not shut up. There are diabetic clubs where a person does not feel lonely and abandoned. People there share their experiences of treatment and nutrition. They are in real life and on the Internet. There you are waiting for new friends and a new meaning of life.
Recall that many people live happily with a diagnosis of diabetes. Many athletes seek championship titles with this diagnosis. Why should you be an exception? Life does not just continue, it calls for new heights.