Today is World Diabetes Day and the focus of the day this year is on the family. Diabetes is a chronic life-long condition. For this reason, it does not affect just the person, who has the disease. Diabetes affects everyone - family and friends. Diabetes can usually be controlled with lifestyle changes, medication and self-care measures.
This is where the role of the family in type 2 diabetes comes into play. They can help patients more accepting of their diagnosis, encourage compliance to treatment and cope with stress, fear and other emotional aspects of the disease (depression, anxiety). Support from family and friends go a long way in improving outcomes by preventing or delaying prevent diabetes-related complications. All international guidelines on type 2 diabetes recommend self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) as an integral component of management. According to the American…
