Technology burnout
It is very common for people to experience difficult thoughts and feelings related to their diabetes because living with an unpredictable health condition can be extremely challenging (see here for more information on this). These thoughts and feelings might be a sign of something called (diabetes distress) which happens when someone feels overwhelmed by how relentless diabetes can feel at times; these feelings can last from a few seconds through to minutes, hours, or even days and weeks at a time.
A build-up of diabetes distress can tip into periods of “diabetes burnout” where a person with diabetes feels so overwhelmed that they might start to avoid self-management tasks for more significant periods; this then has the potential to impact upon their physical health.
You can click here to find lots of different approaches to managing diabetes distress and burnout.
Where to go for support
For so many people, diabetes technology can reduce stress and burnout and offer a more positive, flexible way of managing diabetes with a greater sense of freedom. But for others, or at a certain point, it can make things more difficult, increasing the risk of diabetes distress and burnout, especially if they are dealing with these difficult feelings alone.
If you are worried about the impact technology has on your life or would like to discuss any aspect of technology further, you can talk to a healthcare professional in your diabetes team – your consultant, diabetes specialist nurse, or diabetes specialist dietician, for example. We also have a list of other helpful contacts here.
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I adore the technology clever people who invested it – it is life changing for me
Give me that pump now 🙂
i have put off getting pump for all the above reasons, but HbA1c simmering at a higher level and complications associated with diabetes since having my last child have turned my head, im hoping for a better management of my diabetes.
I don’t mind injecting in front of people but back in the 90s many people gave me dirty and weird looks. Getting my own taken off me at a gig set me back for a long time. I’m looking forward to getting a system that communicates with my CGM and administers correction doses. I wish that non T1s could do some learning and understand that a/ it’s not easy to deal with T1 and b/ smart comments about food choices and lifestyle are not always that helpful!
Frankly I the tubes put me off and I dont know how that will affect sleep.
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I don’t want a pump but I think I could go with a sensor for blood monitoring, although I got very different reading from that to my finger prick tests the last time I had a trial one. I am not sure I would trust a pump to be honest.
I dont like the sound of a pump.
I am so thankful for my CGM, trying not to check it so frequently, currently checking it around 70-90 times a day. But it’s helped massively woth my anxiety around diabetes
I’m hoping that I didn’t spike as much after eating meals using the pump.
I’m looking forward to not injecting in front of people.
I’m hoping with the pump I will be able to exercise more.
I’m nervous about going onto the pump, but it’s got to be a better way of managing my diabetes and giving me a better quality of life.
I’m looking forward to trying out an insulin pump