Stress concept | A bit of history | Diabetes fears
Regardless of the presence of an obvious pathology or a disease, now we are all, unfortunately, in a state of stress.
Stress concept
The concept of stress is quite complex: it is both a psych emotional characteristic and a biochemical one. This biochemical manifestation is systemic inflammation. To date, much has been said about diabetes as an inflammatory disease. As well as about atherosclerosis, as a systemic inflammation. Therefore, a stressful state is the progression of systemic inflammation.
There is a report from a Harvard University spokesman for a very interesting study. A study that stated that high stress levels increase mortality by 42 times.
Therefore, our task with you is to change our attitude towards those aggressive states.
A bit of history
Back in 1674, T. Willis pointed out the connection between diabetes mellitus and emotional experiences. In 1935 Menninger tried to develop this theme, he introduced the concept of “psychogenic diabetes”.
L. Hinkel developed the concept of diabetes as a disease of adaptation, proposing the development of the disease in connection with the lack of psychological measures to protect the individual when exposed to mental trauma.
They both say the phrase that “diabetes mellitus is a disease of maladjustment, because in fact, maladjustment, both psycho-emotional and biochemical, can lead to the formation of a huge number of deterministic diseases,” this is a well-known phrase
“All diseases are from the nerves”!
Diabetes fears
For diabetes mellitus, the psycho-emotional state is equated to a stressful one. Especially when the information appears that the patient is sick with diabetes.
There are a lot of points here. A moment of responsibility to yourself, responsibility for your condition.
Diabetes mellitus, which, as any chronic disease, requires careful self-control. The result of treatment depends on this self-control.
The second very important point is the formation of fears. Any fear is a limitation! Any fear is a lack of sober thinking! And in particular — the fear of complications! Fear of glycemic conditions!
And in fact, quality treatment for a patient with diabetes is aimed at destroying these fears! To destroy many stereotypes.
The third important point associated with the progression of diabetes mellitus is the formation of diabetic encephalopathy. This is the formation of the most severe autonomic disorders, which, unfortunately, are characteristic of diabetes of any type.
A patient with diabetes mellitus is quite difficult, given his psycho-emotional state. At the same time, the psycho-emotional state itself is a factor in the formation of diabetes mellitus.