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Diabetes § Depression
by rinni3345, Aug 27, 2003 12:00AM
i was wondering if someone could email me recent informative information or a website to where i could find infomation on depression in teens wih type 1 diabetes !! thanks !
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Doctor's Answer
by JDRF-Team-sgg, Aug 29, 2003 12:00AM
Please go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation website at http://www.jdf.org/
Click on the link for "New to Diabetes? We Can Help!' and you will be brought to the site that handles communications with volunteers who can help you and perhaps your teen on a one-on-one basis. A volunteer will be matched up with your request according to how their expertise best fits your question, with a team of individuals to rely on for other information. At least one volunteer specializes in depression in type 1 diabetics, and others have "been there" and can speak from experience. When sending off your request, please indicate whether your teen is a boy or girl, for some issues differ between the two.
Teens with diabetes frequently deal with depression, for they have physical issues that can at times cause depression as well as the usual hormonal issues that all teens deal with. In addition, they can feel "different" or very alone because this disease requires so much attention in any given day. The combination of physical and emotional issues can be overwhelming for a teen. As one of the JDRF volunteers who respond to online requests, I can assure you that this is very typical, and that we have some resources that may help both you and your daughter. Please contact JDRF so some support can be found for you.
Click on the link for "New to Diabetes? We Can Help!' and you will be brought to the site that handles communications with volunteers who can help you and perhaps your teen on a one-on-one basis. A volunteer will be matched up with your request according to how their expertise best fits your question, with a team of individuals to rely on for other information. At least one volunteer specializes in depression in type 1 diabetics, and others have "been there" and can speak from experience. When sending off your request, please indicate whether your teen is a boy or girl, for some issues differ between the two.
Teens with diabetes frequently deal with depression, for they have physical issues that can at times cause depression as well as the usual hormonal issues that all teens deal with. In addition, they can feel "different" or very alone because this disease requires so much attention in any given day. The combination of physical and emotional issues can be overwhelming for a teen. As one of the JDRF volunteers who respond to online requests, I can assure you that this is very typical, and that we have some resources that may help both you and your daughter. Please contact JDRF so some support can be found for you.
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physician and get a name of a physiologist that deals with type 1 diabetes. To give you an example of how far our children can go, my son is now fighting forest fires in Montana. His dream has always been to serve others and he is fullfilling his.