Living with diabetes doesn?t mean you have to live with depression.

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Depression can be treated with therapy and/or antidepressant medication, so there is no reason to suffer needlessly. Here are a few other strategies that may help you deal with depression:

Knowledge is power. Fear of the unknown can feed your depression. If you haven’t already, start educating yourself about your disease.

Seek support. Draw on the experience and emotional support of your family, friends, spiritual community, health care team and others with diabetes.

Keep perfection in perspective. Reward your successes, big or small and try to see your stumbles as learning experiences rather than failures.

Keep moving. Try to push yourself to at least take a brisk walk daily. Exercise raises your endorphin levels, a natural mood booster.

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