�Diabetes Australia and SANE Australia launched an Australian-first, a guide to facilitate the closely 1 meg Australians diagnosed with diabetes maintain in force mental health.
Up to 50% of people with diabetes ar thought to also have a mental illness such as depression or anxiousness.
The pamphlet, The SANE Guide to Good Mental Health for people affected by diabetes, explains the relationship betwixt diabetes and mental wellness and what people stern do to look after themselves. This represents an exciting new collaboration 'tween SANE and Diabetes Australia, and was developed with valuable input signal from the team at Diabetes Counselling Online.
Diabetes Australia National President, Dr Gary Deed, says 'The launch of this folder comes at a time when hoi polloi with diabetes are doubly as likely to receive depression or anxiety compared to people who do not possess diabetes.'
The pressure level of living with a chronic disease can impingement on mental health and a person's capacity to cope with daily life.
'It's important to bring the message to mass living with diabetes that depression is just wish any other illness, it can be treated,' Dr Deed said.
SANE Australia Executive Director Barbara Hocking says 'SANE has developed this series of Guides to Good Mental Health as we desire people with a continuing condition to know help is available for mental health problems and be more mindful of prevention, early intervention, treatments and support services.
'At the end of the day this is a win-win situation as we know that when depression and anxiety are treated, people are better able to manage their underlying chronic health condition,' Ms Hocking aforesaid.
With personal accounts and easy-to-understand explanations of how treatments for these conditions may help, the guide also provides tips for family and friends load-bearing people with diabetes and depression/anxiety.
Alli Milnes, 34, knows exactly how diabetes can impact on genial health. Since being diagnosed with character 1 diabetes as an eight-year-old, she has dealt with life style changes and challenges - including organism diagnosed with depression after the onslaught of anorexia as a teenager.
'It's often hard to help hoi polloi understand or so my diabetes, what it is and what I need to do to manage it. I'm selfsame cautious and unsure around who I tell about my depression, people's reactions can be frustrating and often uninformed,' Alli said.
'Education is the key piece of serving people realize about diabetes, which is why the guide is ideal; it covers a lot of areas and gives selective information that will help make people a lot more than aware around diabetes and mental health,' she said.
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