Psychological side | Technical side | Conclusion
Have you heard about chronic fatigue syndrome or burnout syndrome? This is one of the relatively young diagnoses that the older generation speaks of with contempt, recalling their workdays in the glory years when the whole country was working non-stop. But in reality, this is not a simple quirk of lazy young people, but an emotional-energetic and personal exhaustion of a person, which occurs as a result of accelerating the pace of life and constant information overload from everywhere.
Depression and emotional burnout are not a matter of mood.
With this syndrome, diabetic burnout is very similar. After all, diabetes is like a second job. Routine rituals, the need for constant self-monitoring and worries about poor glycemic values are tiring. Doctors point out that the most dangerous part in diabetes fatigue is to start completely ignoring it. Unfortunately, there are many such stories when the patient suddenly completely stopped conducting self-monitoring and administering insulin.
Depression and emotional burnout are not a matter of mood. If you feel that you are becoming indifferent to compensation issues, and the only thing you want is to get a vacation from the diagnosis without an expiration date, you should seek help and take some very important steps.
Psychological side
Talk with your doctor and loved ones. Get the support of other people with diabetes and tell them about your pain. Sometimes we just need to talk it out! You can take part in various social groups or self-monitoring marathons. You can find a lot of support groups. This is especially popular on Instagram.
Try a chef’s marathon and try some recipes for low-carb sweets, which you will then absorb while watching your favorite movie. Get out into nature to distract yourself from sad thoughts. At the same time, be sure to maintain self-control, but do not beat yourself for non-compliance with the standard.
Technical side
Check out the latest developments. Of course, this is primarily a matter of finance, but you can always find something affordable. Today, there are many technical devices that simplify the diabetic routine. In addition to insulin pumps and systems for continuous monitoring of glycemia, there are many devices easier and cheaper.
For example:
- Genteel lancing pen for painless blood sampling will help say goodbye to pain and bruising. It can safely take blood not only from the finger, but also from alternative places. Diabetic bloggers have already done reviews on this device. Basically, everyone was delighted and didn’t see differences when taking blood from a finger and alternative places (for example, a thigh). Of course, everything is individual. But such an acquisition will help to cope with a number of troubles: both physical and psychological.
- Smart caps on the syringe pens. There are inventions for syringe pens that help remember the time of administration and the dose of insulin. Such smart caps are associated with a personalized application that serves as a personal assistant for self-monitoring and insulin therapy.
- Medtronic’s I-port injection port is a great buy for people on insulin therapy with multiple injections. The port is set for 3 days and insulin is injected through it. Less puncture, less pain and less risk of lipodystrophy (insulin cones).
There are many more technologies that can make life easier with diabetes. For example, the release of the new Dexcom G6 monitoring system, which does not require calibration with a glucometer, is now expected. We are also waiting for the release of closed-circuit pumps and the results of the final test of the artificial pancreas system. In Europe, ultrafast Fiasp insulin is already being mastered.
Many new products are directly sold by developers, so the threat of fraud is minimized here.
Conclusion
Remember that diabetes should not become the central theme of your life. This is a binding part, an important part, but not a leading one. If you feel that the psychological burden is becoming unbearable, find support among loved ones and like-minded people.
You are not alone, and life is too lightning fast to spend it on gloomy thoughts!