Emotions
National Diabetes Month – Those Negative Emotions!
If there was anything about diabetes that I was not prepared for, it was the emotional roller coaster that began before diagnosis and continues somewhat to this day. 4 tips for dealing with negative emotions
Understanding Emotions – Building a Resilient Diabetes Life
Living with diabetes means you are processing enormous amounts of information every day. It takes specific communication skills to effectively communicate your needs, wants and other information.
Newsy Tuesday: Diabetes Distress
It was refreshing to find this article that talks about the root of living well with diabetes – dealing with Diabetes Distress.
Your Diabetes Life is Full of What You Choose to Focus On
To change your diabetes life, create thoughts that are pleasing and focus on them. You decide. You choose. Somedays that is just enough.
Diabetes is a Loss that Requires Grief
For most of us, we reference our diagnosis as “getting diabetes”. When worded this way, it makes the situation sound as if we’ve received something. What we received is a new diagnosis, but we’ve also lost a fully functioning part of our body that will now require...
Diaversaries and Anniversaries: Oh Those Special Days
For the diabetes community we all have a “dia-versary.” The day of diagnosis or the day of no turning back