Be Empowered And Break Free From Diabetes Burnout

Living with diabetes can sometimes lead to ‘diabetes burnout’.¹ A state of emotional or physical exhaustion caused by feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by the daily burden of self care.

Abbott partnered with Diabetes Singapore to better understand the struggles of living with Type 2 diabetes to help individuals ease the stress. Using a validated tool² to study diabetes burnout, the survey found:

• 2 in 5 respondents with Type 2 diabetes in Singapore experience Diabetes Burnout.
• 97% of respondents experiencing burnout want to be empowered over their diet.
• 1 in 2 said that convenient diabetes friendly solutions can help relieve diet related stress. Convenient and affordable choices preferred* include:
  • Diabetes-specific nutrition supplement
  • Ready-to-eat diabetes-friendly meals

E.A.S.E diet related Diabetes Distress with Four Easy Steps

Find out more about the survey:

All the effort required by people managing diabetes can sometimes lead to ‘diabetes burnout’ – a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by the burden of diabetes self-management tasks. To provide support for diabetes patients, Abbott partnered with Diabetes Singapore to conduct a survey that aimed to better understand the struggles of those living with Type 2 diabetes and to find solutions to empower them.

*Consult your healthcare professional for further advice on meal planning including the use of these convenient choices as part of your individualised diet plan.

References:
¹ Avoid Diabetes Burnout. Join Diabetes centre. Retrieved 16 September 2019, from: https://www.joslin.org/info/avoid_diabetes_burnout.html
² Chin YW, Lai PSM, Chia YC. The validity and reliability of the English version of the diabetes distress scale for Type 2 diabetes patients in Malaysia. BMC Family Practice. 2017;15:25
³ How to Measure Food Portions. ARNG Guard Your Health. (2019). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
⁴ Stenvers, D., Schouten, L., Jurgens, J., Endert, E., Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E., & Bisschop, P. 2014. Breakfast replacement with a low-glycemic response liquid formula in patients with Type 2 diabetes: a randomised clinical trial. British Journal Of Nutrition, 112(4), 504-512. Doi: 10.1017/s0007114514001123
⁵ Devitt, A., Oliver, J., Hegazi, R., & Mustad, V., 2012. Glycemia Targeted Specialized Nutrition (GTSN) improves postprandial glycaemic and GLP-1 with similar appetitive responses compared to a healthful whole food breakfast in persons with Type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of diabetes research and clinical metabolism, 1(1), 20. Doi: 10.7243/2050-0866-1-20
⁶ Chee, W., Gilcharan Signh, H., Hamndy, O., Mechanick, J., Lee, V., & Barua, A., et al 2017. Structured lifestyle intervention based on a trans-cultural diabetes specific nutrition algorithm (tDNA) in individuals with Type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & care, F(1). e000384. Doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000384

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