Depression

Living with diabetes can affect your mood and mental health. Managing your emotional health is as important as managing your physical health

While some risks of dementia, such as age and genetics can’t be changed, there are some risk factors that are modifiable.

The cold weather is upon us and for some this can affect our mood, leading us to feel sluggish and gloomy, and increasing our levels of stress.

There's a lot of talk about how good ‘mindfulness’ is for us, but what does it mean and why is it important for people living with diabetes?

While it’s normal to feel stressed or anxious at times about having to manage a chronic condition such as diabetes, intense or  ongoing feelings can be a sign of diabetes distress, burnout or depression. It can be hard to know where to start, but just letting someone know you care can make all the difference.

Low mood can prevent good self-care of your diabetes, make it harder to reach your blood glucose targets, and increase the risks of diabetes related complications.

Young adults with type 2 diabetes experience similar levels of anxiety and depression as those with type 1

Research that analysed more than 270 studies found people who held strong negative emotions about their illness and viewed it as more serious were more likely to be in denial and experience depression or anxiety, and less likely to get better.

Diabetes and depression share some of the same symptoms such as fatigue, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating. Here are our tips to help you manage your mental health and diabetes.

A past history of depression may increase the chance of women developing gestational diabetes

Can extreme stress cause type 2 diabetes in otherwise healthy people?