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Depression — Taking the First Step
We know what lightens depression. Exercise, sunshine, social contact, laughter, and avoiding sugars are some ways supported by studies. But how can you start do things like that when you’re feeling down, hopeless, depressed?
Sharing Diabetes With Others (Part 3)
Being “different” is not the only feeling we must confront in social situations. Diabetes can also make us feel dependent…
Some Simple Kindness
Earlier today, I was sitting on a bus, stewing over what I perceived to be life’s “injustices” — comparing what the “good guys” (including myself in this category, of course) have accomplished, versus what people I deem “unworthy” have accomplished…
Accepting Everything — Even Diabetes
I’ve had a pretty easy life, but illness has thrown some curves. Giving up sports, then dancing, then walking, things like that. For me, the key has been acceptance. We have to accept a situation before we can deal with it or change it…
Knowing When to Cut and Run
What do you do when you find yourself in a miserable situation? Do you get lazy and slack off? Do you get frustrated and snap at people? Do you suck it up and push forward even though you’re cracking up on the inside? Life being what it is (imperfect in so many ways), it’s a question all of us have to face every now and again…
LWD 107.00
I was reading an article the other day that suggested the link between diabetes and depression might be even stronger than had been previously thought. It found, among other things, that the correlation worked both ways — that not only did having diabetes lead to a greater risk of depression (something that shouldn’t be all that surprising), but that having depression led to a greater risk for diabetes…
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