The most effective way to reduce the distress that comes with having Type 1 diabetes—and to improve crucial glucose control—is to focus on managing the mental strain of living with the condition, a recent study has found.
In research published in May in the journal Diabetes Care, this new approach can help people with Type 1 diabetes cope with their disease and improve their emotional state.
A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as “juvenile diabetes,” can be crushing to receive. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 has no cure. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that often begins in childhood or young adulthood when the pancreas stops functioning properly. People with Type 2 diabetes, which is typically a result of high blood sugar brought on by overeating, can reverse their disease by losing weight and modifying their diet. This is not true of Type 1, which requires lifelong insulin dependence....
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