Who is affected by diabetes, is it on the the person with it or others around him/her?

Does diabetes affect only the patient or are there wider social implications of this disorder?

i dont mean it by it being contagiouse, i mean does it stress the faily out, or others around the diabetic.

It affects the entire household. It is the family that worries that they will get the disease also as some parts of it are genetic.

The menu planning affects the entire household most. The diabetic cook fixes only what they can eat so everyone at the table must eat the diabetic's food plan.

The exercise should involve the entire household as well. Everyone should take turns or everyone go walking or other exercise with the diabetic.

The restrictions placed on the household from the high medical costs cause a lot of resentment among other members of the household. Since the diabetic absolutely must have their testing supplies and meds other things come last. There usually are no monies left over for whimsy items such as IPODS and other unnecessary items.

it effects those aorund them.
family-they are having to constantly care for you (if you have type 1 and were diagnosed young) they have to watch you like a hawk to make sure your not going low or having a high.
Friends-If your young you may have to miss out on a little bit of play time because of illness or having a low a school.
In general diabetes affects those around you because not is it only you ha is constanlty looking out for hypos its those that care abou you most that might notice something is not right and that you may need medical attention. But i affects hose with the condition a fair bit more if you have had a rough trot you may miss out on a lot of school and miss out on your friends. It affects those socially,emotionally,mentally and at times physically.

It is definitely on the person diagnosed with it, but it may well affect those around that person. He will have to forever be checking his blood sugar and drinking or eating certain foods to keep that sugar level at the level the doctor wants. His family may well be affected too because it's usually much more healthy and lifestyle-affecting if the afflicted and the affected person eat together. The diabetic must watch other things he ingests too. He cannot just go get a Coke, or even a Diet Coke as many of us do. This problem and this reaction to it will be around the rest of his life, and his friends and family must learn to adapt to it too, if they intend to stay in his life.

It is not contagious or anything like that, if that's what you mean. Sometimes if the person is heavy and he loses a lot of weight, it can have a beneficial affect on this disease. I've seen a number of people who have lost enough weight to pretty much make the disease go away.

You make it sound like diabetics are dangerously radioactive! We aren't. I have a disease, a serious one which I am responsible for taking care of and living with. It places no burden on anyone else, near me, or otherwise. The cancer I have and the arthritis I have, have required more help from family and friends than my diabetes. Hope to keep it that way as long as I can.

P.S. There are no "social implications", and I have never heard of it referred to as a "disorder"; it's a disease, a non-communicable one.

It affects both. Many diabetics suffer from depression and that is hard on the rest of the family. Also ED can affect both the diabetic and the partner. If diabetes is kept under control then both can lead a fairly normal life. And finally , diabetes is a very expensive disease for life.
Take care my friend.

Ah, it affects everyone involved.

Of course it affects the person who has it. They have to live with it, and change their lifestyle, diet, etc. And if they have caretakers or family who help them, it's gonna affect them too by taking on more care, worry, responsibilities....

No

diabetes is not a communicable disease .It is common and it does not effect others at all. It is caused only because of low insulin generated in the body and its not something serious.


I do not know why you got that a big doubt.

Please do not think like that.

Diabetes is basically a lifestyle disorder if we are to look at it this way.

It is not a disease which spreads like a virus or something.

As far as Social implications are concerned, people close to a diabetic patient will have to take care of the person. regulate his diet and support him mentally.

apart from this there is nothing more..