# Emotional Health **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/emotional-health/27.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Emotional Health category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-emotional-health-category/74)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-emotional-health-category/74 "2017-03-20T04:47:01Z")
The mental and emotional challenges that surround diabetes --- ## [Mental Health and Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-health-and-diabetes/16373)
**Author:** [@Marie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Marie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-health-and-diabetes/16373 "2026-09-20T09:30:54Z")
Not sure how much this will help overall, but it’s a start! --- ## [Wise Perspective from my 12 year old](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wise-perspective-from-my-12-year-old/15742 "2026-01-14T20:31:15Z")
I have T1D and my husband has a crazy sleep/work schedule that results in a lot of “quiet hours” in our household. We prioritize keeping a calm household without overscheduling both to protect my husband’s sleep manageme… --- ## [How Much Should I Worry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-i-worry/15661)
**Author:** [@Elephants22](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Elephants22)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-should-i-worry/15661 "2025-12-20T18:31:57Z")
I already posted this in the “tu diabetes” forum but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask here too. Thank you to Marie20 for your input! It means a lot. TL;DR : Partner (F19-T1) seems to struggle keeping track of blood sug… --- ## [AI fills long-vacant diabetes social feedback need](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ai-fills-long-vacant-diabetes-social-feedback-need/15648)
**Author:** [@Terry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Terry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ai-fills-long-vacant-diabetes-social-feedback-need/15648 "2025-12-16T22:15:21Z")
I’m comfortably introverted and live alone. I enjoy my time alone but must remain cognizant of social imbalance. Diabetes is a long game that does not end. It’s easy to burn out. We are social creatures, however, and oft… --- ## [The psychological 'drain' of the semi-constant xDrip 'alert' beep](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-psychological-drain-of-the-semi-constant-xdrip-alert-beep/15671)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-psychological-drain-of-the-semi-constant-xdrip-alert-beep/15671 "2025-12-16T20:32:41Z")
Greetings all… not been here for a few years, i hope all is well. As usual, managing my T1 is an unmitigating bore/hassle, and as someone with Asperger’s, an anxious/stressed disposition, and a high pressure job in the C… --- ## [Diabetes topics worth the time](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-topics-worth-the-time/15569)
**Author:** [@Terry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Terry)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-topics-worth-the-time/15569 "2025-11-28T16:19:06Z")
I’m new here and certainly feel the need to avoid causing needless strife. The welcome vibes have been great yet I’m aware that our long history as humans and surviving in tribes still pertains and the sense of the “othe… --- ## [Getting Tired of False Broad Brush Diabetes Assertions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-tired-of-false-broad-brush-diabetes-assertions/15416)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-tired-of-false-broad-brush-diabetes-assertions/15416 "2025-08-22T16:13:52Z")
I am getting very tired of people close to me giving me their inaccurate broad brush assertions about MY diabetes and diabetes in general. What brings this up…the Back to School Crud is going around big time where I liv… --- ## [Diabetic vs Person with Diabetes -- what's in a name?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetic-vs-person-with-diabetes-whats-in-a-name/14372)
**Author:** [@JessicaD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JessicaD)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetic-vs-person-with-diabetes-whats-in-a-name/14372 "2024-01-25T22:36:26Z")
Interesting editorial on language. I have always gravitated to “diabetic,” but can understand the usage and embrace of PWD, too. This condition is definitely so central to who I am that the “-ic” resonates with me. I … --- ## [Looking for someone in the UK](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-for-someone-in-the-uk/13739)
**Author:** [@T1john](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1john)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-for-someone-in-the-uk/13739 "2023-04-10T08:42:36Z")
I guess my title says it all, I am looking for someone who lives in the UK. Just looking for info. Can’t explane in this setting. Thank you. --- ## [Meditation course for PWDs starting soon](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meditation-course-for-pwds-starting-soon/13477)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meditation-course-for-pwds-starting-soon/13477 "2023-01-11T21:50:13Z")
I think this will be a helpful course. Integrated Diabetes is one of the sponsors. :pray: https://www.diabetessangha.com/being-with-diabetes-public --- ## [Diabetes and mental health during the pandemic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-mental-health-during-the-pandemic/12312)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-mental-health-during-the-pandemic/12312 "2022-01-29T19:31:24Z")
--- ## ["Can't" is a 4-letter-word (RANT)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cant-is-a-4-letter-word-rant/12070)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cant-is-a-4-letter-word-rant/12070 "2021-12-05T19:04:26Z")
Not sure if that’s the correct title, maybe it should be “Rage over supposed diabetic food limitations” So, I belong to a food/recipe group on the social media site formerly known as Facebook. Its a smattering of types… --- ## [I think I was blaming T1D for too much](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-think-i-was-blaming-t1d-for-too-much/11833)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-think-i-was-blaming-t1d-for-too-much/11833 "2021-10-01T03:01:50Z")
So I was diagnosed with T1D right at the end of college, right before I got married, and right as I started moving around the country for a few years chasing those first few jobs. And right before diving into high risk p… --- ## [Mental/Emotional Regulation as it Relates to BG Regulation](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-emotional-regulation-as-it-relates-to-bg-regulation/11789)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-emotional-regulation-as-it-relates-to-bg-regulation/11789 "2021-08-31T20:45:31Z")
What I want to talk about is very clear in my mind, but I’m not sure how clear I’ll be putting it in text here. So please bear with me. I’ve noticed something pretty key to my mental well-being that directly impacts my … --- ## [Repeats of the same argument with my partner are ruining my emotional state](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/repeats-of-the-same-argument-with-my-partner-are-ruining-my-emotional-state/11617)
**Author:** [@Necroplasm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Necroplasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/repeats-of-the-same-argument-with-my-partner-are-ruining-my-emotional-state/11617 "2021-08-05T19:10:00Z")
I was diagnosed with Type 1.5 LADA at the end of this past May and have been doing my best to finance new tools, utilize as many as possible, and take in all of the knowledge I can going forward. Being that this new diag… --- ## [Embarrassed about lows socially](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/embarrassed-about-lows-socially/11333)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/embarrassed-about-lows-socially/11333 "2021-05-27T22:20:12Z")
I know we’ve shared embarrassing low stories before…but I have a more general question. Do you feel embarrassed when you go low socially? And you have to treat in front of people mid-conversation? This is much more on … --- ## [Stressed out about eating carbs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stressed-out-about-eating-carbs/9849)
**Author:** [@pancreaswanted](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/pancreaswanted)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stressed-out-about-eating-carbs/9849 "2020-11-12T22:32:27Z")
I have had t1 for 9 years and have always eaten lowish carb, between 50-100 carbs/day. My honeymoon lasted for about 2 years and I was and am pretty strict about foods I eat. I dont eat (and havent eaten) legumes, pizza… --- ## [Overwhelmed (not just by D)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overwhelmed-not-just-by-d/10298)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overwhelmed-not-just-by-d/10298 "2020-10-16T14:40:38Z")
It seems like all I do is fight these days. Everything is a struggle. And a lot of it is stupid stuff that I can’t control. I’m still figuring out what I can control, which is my regimen, what I need to do to keep my D i… --- ## [Tackling My Increased Social Anxiety Since Becoming T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tackling-my-increased-social-anxiety-since-becoming-t1d/9907)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tackling-my-increased-social-anxiety-since-becoming-t1d/9907 "2020-06-28T14:26:16Z")
As regulars here might remember, I was diagnosed with T1D at 21 years old. So I have a pretty stout sample size of my life behaviors both Before and During T1D. Since diagnosis, I have been in a constantly high workload… --- ## [CoVid-19 Anxiety effecting BG control](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-19-anxiety-effecting-bg-control/9588)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-19-anxiety-effecting-bg-control/9588 "2020-04-03T17:15:16Z")
I dont know if anyone else has had this experience, but i did post it before and got very little response, so i am trying to post it again using a different tag, in the hope that others will join in and discuss their own… --- ## [If everyone was T1D or T2D, would that change how you feel about it?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-everyone-was-t1d-or-t2d-would-that-change-how-you-feel-about-it/9047)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-everyone-was-t1d-or-t2d-would-that-change-how-you-feel-about-it/9047 "2020-01-11T18:59:28Z")
If everyone was T1D (or T2D, as the case may be on here), would you feel different about living with this condition? Is the thing that can make it hard the fact that not everyone has to do the things we do to take care … --- ## [Pretty peaks and valleys](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pretty-peaks-and-valleys/8815)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pretty-peaks-and-valleys/8815 "2019-12-05T16:10:04Z")
An excerpt from an assignment that I will be presenting to classmates (medical students) and physicians (still to be edited, but just wanted to share) Lastly, I want to discuss my choice in background I made for this … --- ## [Anyone else had billing/order issues with CVS?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-else-had-billing-order-issues-with-cvs/3313)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-else-had-billing-order-issues-with-cvs/3313 "2019-11-18T17:34:09Z")
It never fails…we show up to pick up prescriptions for Liam and we’re hit with huge bills. This time, the bill was almost $600. It’s always because they have billed things incorrectly and listed things as requiring co-… --- ## [Feeling powerful](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-powerful/8401)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-powerful/8401 "2019-10-09T16:25:30Z")
We did a hiking trip last week in Arches & Canyonlands NPs. We did 4 full days of hiking book-ended by 2 half days of hiking (arrival/departure). This was my first time doing a multi-day hiking trip like this. These few… --- ## [Older and Smarter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/older-and-smarter/6038)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/older-and-smarter/6038 "2019-08-22T23:17:47Z")
"Brains of older people are slow because they know so much . People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists believe . Mu… --- ## [CGM alarms and partners - what's your experience?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-alarms-and-partners-whats-your-experience/5655)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-alarms-and-partners-whats-your-experience/5655 "2019-07-22T00:31:43Z")
I’ve been dating a wonderful man over the last year, and we’re planning to move in with each other in about a month. We’re currently working through the planning that goes into a move like that. I’ve never lived with a p… --- ## [Psychology & Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/psychology-diabetes/7137)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/psychology-diabetes/7137 "2019-04-08T13:47:56Z")
For the past three years, we’ve had Liam’s ranges set at 70 as the low and 180 as the high. We’ve managed to stay under 7% A1C for most of that time, but only 6.9. So, after our last Endo visit I decided to make some c… --- ## [Diabetes: an It, a She or a He?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-an-it-a-she-or-a-he/6656)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-an-it-a-she-or-a-he/6656 "2019-02-19T05:07:38Z")
The beautiful piece by Jess Drexler that @Richard157 posted recently made me notice an aspect I had never thought of. When she wrote about her feelings, Jess addressed diabetes as a She. It is, of course, a beautiful wa… --- ## [Diabetes & Identity](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-identity/6488)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-identity/6488 "2019-02-14T20:06:15Z")
I figured I’d share my post on facebook from Nov’18 because I think some FUD’ers would understand/appreciate the sentiments. The idea of balancing my own identity and that of being a T1D is something that I’m continuing … [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/emotional-health/27.md?page=1)