Mental Well-being
Diabetes is a long-term condition that can have an impact on your mental health and well-being. It’s common for people with diabetes to suffer from feelings of depression, anxiety and distress. The most important thing to know is that you’re not alone and there is a lot of help and support out there.
A low mood can result in you having difficulties in managing your diabetes, which can create more feelings of anxiety and depression. If you are struggling, then the first thing to do is speak to your GP or diabetes care team so they can help get you the support you need. It’s okay not to be okay.
Have a look through the resources below for further reading and there are details of diabetes support groups on the get local section.
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Diabetes UK page that explains how diabetes can affect you emotionally as well as physically.
The Living Life to the Full course is a life skills course that aims to provide access to high quality, practical and user-friendly training in life skills. The course content teaches key knowledge in how to tackle and respond to issues/demands which we all meet in our everyday lives
This section contains information on different types of help available to you, such as support organisations, different types of talking therapy, self-help tools and medication for mental health conditions.
Are you aware of the concept of Mindfulness, sometimes also called "present-centredness"? For more information follow this link.
Whatever you need to know about coping with stress, anxiety or depression, or just generally improving your emotional wellbeing, the NHS Choices Moodzone is here to help. It offers practical, useful information, interactive tools, and videos to support you on your way to feeling better.
