People with diabetes may experience diabetic misery on World Diabetes Day. When blood sugar levels fluctuate or a rigid routine is followed, one might become irritated, angry, or depressed.
While diabetes is known to raise the risk of a variety of conditions, including heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease, it also has a negative influence on mental health. Managing diabetes necessitates far more than just taking medicine on a regular basis. One must constantly monitor their blood sugar levels while consuming the appropriate meal in the right quantity at the right time.
Diabetic patients may experience diabetic discomfort. When blood sugar levels fluctuate or a rigid routine is followed, one might become irritated, angry, or depressed.
“Any health issue can have an impact on your mental health.” Similarly, living with diabetes is not a one-way street; it entails a slew of mental health difficulties, referred to as diabetic distress, which has a negative impact on your mood. Mood swings are caused by disrupted sugar levels.
Low energy, lethargicness, worry, and aggravation are just a few of the mental health disorders that can be produced by a sugar imbalance. The patient may feel ecstatic when they have hyperglycemia, but they may feel tired and angry when they have hypoglycemia.
“Psychiatric illnesses, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and eating disorders, are widespread in patients with diabetes,” the expert continues.
While diabetes mood fluctuations are usually transient and resolve as blood sugar levels return to normal, precautions must be taken to avoid these symptoms from progressing to full-blown despair or worry.
“A person with diabetes and mental health comorbidities has a higher risk of significant short- and long-term problems, including blindness, amputations, stroke, cognitive decline, poor quality of life, and early death.”
