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Episode 044

The Diabetes Distress Test

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This is episode forty-three of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to take the Diabetes Distress Test.

I feel burned out by all of the attention and effort that diabetes demands of me.
It bothers me that diabetes seems to control my life.
I am frustrated that even when I do what I am supposed to for my diabetes, it doesn’t seem to make a difference.
No matter how hard I try with my diabetes, it feels like it will never be good enough.
I am so tired of having to worry about diabetes all the time.
When it comes to my diabetes, I often feel like a failure.
It depresses me when I realize that my diabetes will likely never go away.
Living with diabetes is overwhelming for me.
I worry that I won’t be able to pay for my diabetes care, medicines or supplies.
When it comes to family and friends, it disappoints me that I am pretty much on my own with diabetes.
I worry a lot that I could have a serious low glucose event.
I am scared that I might have a serious low glucose event when I am out in public.
I worry a lot about developing serious complications from diabetes.
When it comes to medical care, it upsets me that I am mostly on my own with diabetes.
It makes me feel bad that I must hide my diabetes from others.
It frustrates me that my eating often feels out of control.
It upsets me that I’m not really heard or understood by my healthcare providers.
I can’t escape this sinking feeling that diabetes is eventually going to get me.
I worry that I don’t pay enough attention to my diabetes.
It upsets me that people in my life think less of me because I have diabetes.
It frustrates me that people in my life tempt me to eat foods or do things that are not good for my diabetes.
I often feel ashamed or embarrassed when other people know about my diabetes.
I worry that I can’t get the healthy food I need for my diabetes.
No matter what I do, I fear that serious complications from diabetes will happen to me.
I worry about how hard it is to get to my healthcare appointments or pharmacy.
It bothers me that I don’t get as much exercise as I should.
I worry about having a serious low glucose event when I’m alone.
It annoys me when other people admonish me about some of the food that I eat.
It upsets me that my healthcare provider seems to care more about my glucose levels than about me as a person.
It hurts me that many people in my life don’t understand what living with diabetes is really like.

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