Mood is a very delicate thing. This is our internal weather, the impact on which is not only external factors, but also the state of the body. Many people know from their own experience that sugar drops strongly influence moods. But why is this happening how can one deal with it?
First, let’s figure out what emotions we experience during the changes in blood sugar. Usually it is anger, irritation or sadness. Of course, feeling unwell is equal to emotions from the negative spectrum. Sugar surges themselves, of course, do not cause such a reaction, they only start the process, and then everything happens as a domino effect.
With fluctuations in sugar, our cells either lack nutrition or glucose has a toxic effect on tissues. In any of these conditions, the neural networks of the brain are primarily affected. This leads to the fact that the ability to concentrate and normally process the information received becomes much more difficult. Feelings are familiar as fog, when even a simple solution is processed with difficulty. The world around us becomes like the one depicted in an advertisement for headache medication.
In order to control their mood and emotions patients with diabetes should first of all try to maintain targeted glycemia.
It is this inability at this moment to adequately interact with people and respond to external factors leads to irritability, anger, short temper or complete rejection.
In order to control their mood and emotions, when it comes to factors related to diabetes, patients with diabetes should first of all try to maintain targeted glycemia. It is also important that at moments of emotional changes people are nearby who will understand your condition and not begin to get annoyed in response. Your family, friends and colleagues should be made aware of the possibility of such episodes. This will not only help maintain a good emotional climate in the relationship, but also provide an opportunity for others to better understand your condition and be on time to help with critical sugar levels.
Your family, friends and colleagues should be made aware of the possibility of emotional changes.
Diabetes affects our mood not only due to physiological factors, but also from the psychological point of view. High expectations for compensation for poor results, a sense of universal conspiracy against you or constant thoughts that there is a cure for diabetes, and pharmaceutical monsters hide this and other things. All this does not have a positive effect on the mental state. If you understand that your feelings have gone out of control, you are turning into a pathological pessimist, then working out your thoughts and feelings will be the way out of the situation.
Start communicating more with loved ones, discuss your emotions and internal state. Switch your thoughts to a new hobby. Consult a professional psychologist who will help you get out of this situation. Communication and exchange of experience with the same diabetics also helps a lot. As everyone goes through the stages of awareness and acceptance of the diagnosis.