• May 11, 2024

For several years, science has confirmed that the emotional factor influences the recovery, positively or negatively, of diseases and injuries in people.

In the case of diabetes , of some complications related to this as the dialysis , decreased vision , damage to the retina, ulcers in legs or feet and amputations, contribute to the development of symptoms depressive in the patients.

At a press conference, Marisol Zariñana , psychologist and active partner of the Mexican Association of Diabetes Educators , says that there are five emotions that most affect those who live with this disease.

"Sadness, anger, guilt, apathy and denial are very common among patients with diabetes and they are associated with a low level of self-monitoring of the disease. "

According to Zariñana, there is a close relationship between the effect of the emotional state of the patient and their level of acceptance of the disease.

"People with diabetes they present lower scores on the acceptance scale, which is also reflected in a lower control of their glucose levels through self-monitoring. On the contrary, there is a positive correlation between acceptance and self-monitoring of the disease. "

6 out of 10 suffer depression

It is estimated that the prevalence of clinical depression it is up to 60% more frequent in adults diagnosed with diabetes ; In addition, the stress and negative emotional reactions are much more common in them, which affects the control of the disease and increases the risk of complications.

Given this need, it is important to guide the patient to choose a glucometer that suits your needs and educate you to use your device correctly. Currently there are devices like Easy Prestige of Nipro , which use non-coding technology.

With this glucometer it is not necessary for the patient to enter their data before each measurement. This feature allows to obtain fewer errors in measurements and more reliable results in two very simple steps: insertion of the test strip and application of the blood sample.

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