I believe that anytime a patient is diagnosed with diabetes or any other type of disease that it is quite debilitating and scary. I agree with you that fear of the unknown and unfamiliar can impede the patient’s ability to manage any newly diagnosed disease including diabetes. Fear is a factor that affects every day living (Page-Reeves, Miforatos, Mishra, Regino, Gingrish, Bulten, 2013) and teaching how to handle and overcome that fear should be a priority for the patient(s).
I believe that anytime a patient is diagnosed with diabetes or any other type of disease that it is quite debilitating and scary. I agree with you that fear of the unknown and unfamiliar can impede the patient’s ability to manage any newly diagnosed disease including diabetes. Fear is a factor that affects every day living (Page-Reeves, Miforatos, Mishra, Regino, […]






