The societal condemnation and fear of failure associated with diabetes presents issues in mental health.

In this episode I discuss…

The acute effects of diabetes on mental health (0:55)

The chronic effects of diabetes on mental health (5:50)

Why diabetes instills shame (9:27)

How burnout and poor diabetes control feed into one another (11:20)

Mental Health Resources:

Call 911 if there is any immediate danger

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 1-888-628-9454 (Español)

Crisis Text Line (United States): Text “HELLO” to 741741

United Kingdom Suicide Hotline: 08457909090

Other Resources

Sources:

Krinn, Keith L. “PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Information Overload in Our Polarized Society.”

Journal of Family Medicine, “Impact of an education program on patient anxiety, depression, glycemic control, and adherence to self-care and medication in Type 2 diabetes”

Georg Simmel, “THE METROPOLIS AND MENTAL LIFE”

Alam Khan et al. “Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People With Type 2 Diabetes”

Jessica L. Brown et al. “‘I call it the blame and shame disease’: a qualitative study about perceptions of social stigma surrounding type 2 diabetes”

Michelle Llamas, “Diabetes: Stigma, Blame and Shame” (including an analysis of Dr. Sanjay Gupta)