The invisible toll of diabetes
Diabetes takes up a lot of head space
Do you feel like you are thinking about your diabetes all the time?
1hr 17 mins
is the average time someone spends each day thinking about their diabetes.¹
If you feel tired, it's not without reason
79%
of people living with diabetes report experiencing diabetes-related burnout.²
77%
of people have struggled with their mental health, including anxiety and depression.²
What you're experiencing has a name
It’s common to feel overwhelmed by the 24/7 demands of life with diabetes, this is called diabetes distress.³ If that feeling persists without support, it can drain your battery completely, resulting in diabetes burnout.⁴
"The never-ending to-do list"
Mental Load
The relentless mental burden of making an estimated 180 extra health-related decisions every day, like carb counting and insulin dosing that require constant 'brain power'.³
Even at night, you can’t just 'switch off'
up to 73%
of people with type 1 diabetes and 43% of people with type 2 diabetes are affected by night-time hypos (nocturnal hypoglycaemia) every year.⁵
The fear of having a nightime low is substantial for people with diabetes, which can have an impact on diabetes management, sleep quality, and next-day functioning.⁶
Does this sound familiar?
<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-hero-text-image-bodysugar field--type-text field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>If diabetes feels like a second job, you’re not alone.<br> It’s time to talk about it with a healthcare professional in your diabetes team,</strong> <br>e.g. your consultant, diabetes specialist nurse, or diabetes specialist dietitian.</p> </div>
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