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mental health

  1. L

    The wait for appointments

    Anyone been in the same boat? My diabetic appointments are getting moved, was ment to be seen this month and now been moved to august. Feel like there is no support for diabetes , especially when the condition effects my mental health so much. Also i went back on my libre yesterday, i find it...
    • lauren1993x
    • Thread
    • appointments burnout freestyle freestyle libre hospital libre mental health type 1 typeone
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General Message Board
  2. L

    Binge eating

    Hello i’m new here. I have been type 1 for 24 years and over the past 2 years i have been struggling with binging on junk food, having chocolate as a meal and snacking on not just one biscuit but 5/6 at a time. This all began when i was having a rubbish time with ex leading to emotional eating...
  3. T

    Complications impacting MH

    Hey everyone, So happy to join but hate to start this forum journey so negatively. I’m really going through it right now with complications. Im a new mum, had some pre existing complications but since pregnancy and the birth, they got so much worse. (Unplanned pregnancy but v wanted and...
  4. V

    Did anyone else feel like this when starting on a pump? CamAPS/Libre 3/Ypso

    Hello, this is my first time posting on a forum so want to say thanks in advance to any one who replies to this! I’ve had type 1 for 32 years, since the age of 6, and have always been on MDI (lantus and Fiasp for the last few years). I decided to make the leap to a pump back in October 2023 as...
  5. S

    Advice needed

    Hello I am urgently looking for advice to help my 27 year old son with his type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed in January 2023 so is still fairly new to everything but he is not looking after himself at all. He is also autistic which obviously complicates things further. He doesn't seem to...
    • su4stu
    • Thread
    • mental health new diagnosis type 1
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Parents
  6. D

    Participate in an anonymous questionnaire about driving with diabetes! (~3 mins)

    Hello everyone! I would really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill out this questionnaire on driving with type one diabetes. The aim of these responses is to gauge how diabetics find driving; how technology is used to check blood sugars whilst driving; how hypos...
  7. ColinUK

    Mental health / Gratitude

    I’m not going through anything particularly at the moment but wanted to say this… It’s tough navigating the tempest that MH causes. Lots of us here know that. Also sometimes the best intentioned support feels like it’s intruding or meddling or trying to “fix” us when all we want is to be...
  8. K

    Particpants requested! An investigation into the Impact that sleep quality has on mental health in people with Type 1 Diabetes

    An Investigation into The Impact that sleep quality has on mental health in people with Type 1 Diabetes I would like to invite you to participate in a research project that will take place on online or on the University of Northampton, Waterside Campus. I am a third-year university student at...
    • kiani
    • Thread
    • mental health research participation sleep quality type 1 diabetes
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: General Message Board
  9. H

    Type 1 Female in 20’s Diagnosed 8 years ago, struggling to juggle life.

    Hi, I’ve come here because I really don’t know where else to go. Feeling so many emotions around my diabetes at the moment. Just started a new job after working from home throughout whole pandemic/lockdowns etc. Don’t think my mental health is in a very good place but don’t want any...
    • Honey45
    • Thread
    • #pcos #polycysticovariansyndrome #type1diabetes busy fulltime mental health neverending not coping struggling type 1
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Newbies say hello here!
  10. mumpredict

    Online Surveys: Pregnancy with T1 or T2 diabetes PLUS another health condition

    - Live with Diabetes + another long-term physical / mental health conditions, AND - Pregnant in the last 5 years / planning a pregnancy? What mothers and babies outcome would you like to see researchers measure? Have your say shaping future research, take part in this survey...
    • mumpredict
    • Thread
    • mental health multiple conditions pregnancy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Pregnancy
  11. ColinUK

    Running

    Now that I’ve completed my first half marathon and signed up for the second (and even contemplating putting in to the ballot for a full one somewhere) I’m convinced I’m official a Runner. So I’m off to the National Running Show today. I’m expecting it to be full of stalls selling overpriced...
    • ColinUK
    • Thread
    • exercise half marathon jogging marathon mental health running running show
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Exercise/Sport
  12. C

    Having diabetes for 4 years and still most times feeling like it takes over me.

    About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12, at the time I had no idea on what it was and it was all new to me, finding out what it really is and that it’s not curable killed me and to this day it still does with all the thoughts and depression that comes with...
  13. D

    Psychology Project

    Hi everyone, I am a masters clinical psychology student, studying at Royal Holloway University. I would be grateful if you will take 20 minutes of your day to complete my study. If you have any questions let me know, by emailing me on dhruvi.patel.2018@live.rhul.ac.uk. I am studying the mental...
    • dp131388
    • Thread
    • acceptance diabetes health mental health psychology self-compassion well-being
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General Message Board
  14. D

    Participants needed!

    Hi everyone, I am a masters clinical psychology student, studying at Royal Holloway University. I would be grateful if you will take 20 minutes of your day to complete my study. If you have any questions let me know, by emailing me on dhruvi.patel.2018@live.rhul.ac.uk. I am studying the mental...
    • dp131388
    • Thread
    • acceptance diabetes health mental health project questionnaire self-compassion student project study well-being
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: General Message Board
  15. K

    Mental health and diabetes

    Hi, As this is the first time I've posted, please excuse me if I'm posting in the wrong place but I hope someone could assist in some way. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes around 4 years ago and, in hindsight, I have been plodding along with it ever since. I have also suffered from...
  16. L

    Unhelpful advice.

    had to attend a meeting with a psychiatrist yesterday. I had requested that the depot they give me be reduced because it was making me tired and my legs stiff which was hampering my attempts at exercising which I need to do because I have a number of serious conditions that need to be kept under...
  17. Julie Bowling

    Looking for volunteers to complete online questionnaire *LAST CALL*

    Hello, I am a MSc Health Psychology student from the University of Central Lancashire. I am currently running a study to explore the relationships between mood, quality of life, health behaviours and risk perceptions to determine whether these differ depending on length of diagnosis of type...
  18. E

    Diabetes and Mental Health

    Even though I've only had type 1 diabetes for a month my mental health has dramatically lowered and it's been harder to stay positive about the subject. I feel more panicky when I take my injections even though I'm used to taking them. Any advice to stay optimistic?
  19. C

    Home stress and Diabetes - Psychology

    Hi there this is my first post made, and apologies because it's a looooong one I'm posting under a pseudonym purely because it's a sensitive topic and i'd rather not be identified, but I do visit the forums regularly for information and tips and have found them very useful; just never posted...
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