Let’s face it - anytime someone is given a diagnosis that they have a disease that could take their life, it takes their breath away. Getting a diagnosis that you have diabetes can give you some of the same feelings that are experienced by someone that has learned they are dying. Needless to say, that in addition to taking your breath away, a diabetes diagnosis can also elicit strong feelings of denial and anger.

Perhaps when you were first diagnosed with diabetes, you went into denial mode. Many do. Despite the test results, many ask for a second, or even a third test. It’s not hard to go into denial when, in many cases, doctors like to sugar coat the results. Some will tell you that you may just barely have diabetes. Nonsense. That’s like saying that a woman is just barely pregnant. No dice. Either you have it or you don’t. But when doctors try to “let you down easy”, it’s easy to see why you may go into denial. After all, if you just barely have diabetes, perhaps the test results were wrong. You naturally look for any reason that this diagnosis was a mistake.

You will end up getting past the denial, but it can be tough - especially if it comes out of left field. Those that have been told in the past that they are candidates for the disease may not even end up going into denial. After all, if you’ve been told to take medication, stop eating all the junk food you’ve been eating, to start exercising regularly, to lose some weight or to stop smoking, yet you failed to do any of this, it shouldn’t be hard to understand why you now have diabetes.

The best thing you can do once you are diagnosed is to share this information with your co-workers, friends and family. It’s nothing to be ashamed about and you are going to be happy to have the support of these folks. You’d be amazed at how supportive people can be with you in your efforts to keep your diabetes under control. But you’ve got to tell them if you expect the support. These people will now know not to tempt you with sugary sweets or other junk food. Another important reason for them to all know is so that you you can show them how to give you glucagon in the unlikely event that should black out due to an insulin reaction. But, the main reason these people need to know is so that they can offer their continual support - especially in times when you may be down and not wanting to continue following the rules of good diabetic care.

Keep in mind that your diabetes diagnosis is something you can’t change. Don’t belabor the fact that you may have been able to do something about this in earlier years. And don’t think that just because you are now a diabetic that society will look down upon you. Unfortunately, it’s becoming more and more commonplace. And remember, it’s not contagious, so you aren’t going to be able to give to anyone.

In the end, it’s really important that you be open and accepting of the fact you’ve got diabetes. When you are open and accepting of the disease, you’ll quickly realize that you certainly aren’t alone. While this won’t make your diabetes go away, it will indeed make you feel better about the situation. And you’ll have something in common that you can talk about with others in your same predicament. You never know - if you are single and looking, this could be a way to open the door to that good looking girl or guy who you know is a diabetic!

Often times, once you’ve gotten past the denial stage, you may end up becoming very angry that you’ve now got to deal with this “awful” diagnosis. But fear not. Once you do some research into the disease, you’ll quickly realize that while you’ll have to likely make some changes in your lifestyle, diabetes can be managed and that it’s not so “awful” after all. Face it - there are no pills you can take to reverse the situation and that you’ll always have the disease the rest of your life, but being angry about it certainly won’t help the situation.

In fact, it can have a number of negative effects right out of the box.

1. If you are angry, you aren’t able to function in a problem solving frame of mind. You are going to have to focus clearly on dealing with your diabetes. Don’t waste your energy on anger - focus it on coming up with some creative solutions to deal with your diagnosis.

2. Feelings of guilt that the anger you feel from your diagnosis is negatively impacting not only yourself, but loved ones as well.

3. Some people end up focusing their anger on an individual. When this happens, you can end up damaging relationship.

I can’t stress enough that you’ve got to get past the feelings of denial and anger as quickly as possible. I know it’s a lot easier said than done, but the sooner you are able to do this, the quicker you can get down to the business of managing your diabetes and moving towards a happier and healthier lifestyle.

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