tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545697.post115276910684227310..comments2023-10-17T05:32:59.887-07:00Comments on Wife of a Diabetic: A network of friends...a life lineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24545697.post-1152872863446110882006-07-14T03:27:00.000-07:002006-07-14T03:27:00.000-07:00Now I know how Type 1 diabetics get bad names for ...Now I know how Type 1 diabetics get bad names for themselves. This opened my eyes!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the endocrinologist should be the second doctor on the treatment list. The first doctor should be treating the husband's depression. The signs of depression really come out -- for example, the husband not doing anything for his health, or for maintaining the house. He'll probably even deny it at first. Wouldn't you be depressed with 30% of a kidney?<BR/><BR/>He needs to get out of the depression. A psychiatrist -- not a psychologist -- should be consulted. Diabetes and depression go hand-in-hand. The problem is that older generations have negative views of mental disorders, but it is not a mental disorder -- it is a brain chemical balance problem, which is biological. Just like ED can be embarassing to talk about, so can depression. But now that it's making your marriage unhappy, it's time to do something about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com