Emotional Side Of Diabetes
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Ten emotional issues that affect people with diabetes and how to handle them.
- 1.The emotional side of diabetes includes:
- A.
Managing stress
- B.
Personal, social and behavioral aspects
- C.
Both of the above
- 2.Harnessing your fears means -
- A.
Letting fear make you feel helpless and hopeless
- B.
Being somewhat frightened by diabetes may make you take better care of yourself
- C.
Getting the knowlege, information and help you need to reduce your fears
- D.
B and C are correct
- 3.Who is ultimately in charge of your diabetes?
- A.
The Doctor
- B.
The insurance company
- C.
You! Your own self care plays the largest role of diabetes health
- 4.People with diabetes are more likely than others to have depression.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Being depressed can lead to -
- A.
Not taking care of one's self
- B.
Not participating in good diabetes care like eating healthfully, exercising and monitoring blood glucose levels
- C.
Elevated blood sugars due to this lack of care
- D.
All of these
- 6.Some actions you can take to avoid depression are -
- A.
Work extra hours
- B.
Stay home alone and rest
- C.
Exercise regularly, schedule fun activities, see friends
- 7.Some people with diabetes, especially those newly diagnosed, will pretend they don't have it or just ignore this fact.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Who should you blame if you over ate and did not exercise again?
- A.
Yourself, who else?!
- B.
No blame of guilt is needed. Nobody is perfect. You can try and do as well as you can from this point on
- C.
My spouse
- 9.What is responsible for most cases of diabetes?
- A.
Genetic predisposistion
- B.
Obesity
- C.
Sedentary lifestyle
- D.
All of the above
- 10.What will help me live with diabetes?
- A.
Focus on what you do wrong and correct it
- B.
Focus on the positive, move forward if you have a slip-up
- 11.What kind of support will help you stay healthy with diabetes?
- A.
I don't need help, I can do it by myself
- B.
Having a neighbor as a walking partner
- 12.There are diabetes support groups online and through area hospitals.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.How should you handle family or friends who are nagging you about diabetes testing, eating habits, or other self care?
- A.
Thank them and let them know how you really would like them to help
- B.
Throw a fit and tell them to mind there own business
- C.
Ask yourself if you really are doing a good job of caring for your diabetes
- D.
A and C are both correct
- 14.What does taking control of your diabetes enviornment mean?
- A.
Keep foods you tend to "pig-out" on out of the house
- B.
Keep diabetes medicines organized and in a place that will remind you to take it
- C.
Make it easy to exercise, like have walking shoes by the door
- D.
All are correct
- 15.If you have a clear, specific, action plan you will be more successful. For example, if you want to manage your diabetes with nutrition, your plan might look something like >>>
- A.
"I will really watch my diet from this moment on."
- B.
"I will never eat desserts or junk food again."
- C.
"I will keep the chips I love to eat to just once per week."
- 16.Diabetes should fit into your life, rather than your life having to fit into the constraints imposed by diabetes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.A diabetes "vacation" can be a good idea if it is safe, planned and short-lived.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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