Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic condition affecting more than 16% of the adult population. At Holistic Health and Psychiatry in Arlington, Texas, board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner Peter Formusoh, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, and the experienced team offer diabetes prevention, management, and counseling to keep you as healthy as possible. Schedule an evaluation by calling the office or requesting an appointment online today.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a common disease that affects blood sugar control (how the body stabilizes sugar levels in the bloodstream). Effective diabetes prevention, education, and management is critical to avoid diabetes-related complications like nerve damage, heart disease, kidney damage, eye problems, foot conditions, dementia, and depression.

See the Holistic Health and Psychiatry experts if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or have its symptoms or risk factors.

Which symptoms does diabetes cause?

Diabetes can cause:

• Unexplained weight loss
• Extreme thirst
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Frequent urination
• Slow-healing sores
• Blurry vision
• Frequent infections
• Irritability, depression, and other mood changes

However, you might not have any symptoms in the early stages of diabetes.

What are the risk factors for diabetes?

Diabetes (particularly Type 2 diabetes) risk factors include:

• Being overweight or obese
• Lack of exercise
• Poor dietary habits
• Genetics

Type 1 diabetes, the form that affects the body’s ability to produce enough insulin, is typically diagnosed during childhood. Type 2 diabetes affects the body’s sensitivity to insulin and commonly appears later in life (over age 40).

How can my mental health provider help me prevent or manage diabetes?

The Holistic Health and Psychiatry experts can help you better manage diabetes and its risk factors in many ways. The team offers:

• Health evaluations
• Disease prevention and screening
• Diabetes, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle education
• Medically supervised weight loss
• Health education and counseling
• Preventive health and chronic disease management 
• Medication management
• Psychotherapy
• Ongoing support and monitoring
• Specialist referrals

Your provider completes a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation by asking about your behaviors, mood, thoughts, emotions, and lifestyle.

They teach ways to improve your nutrition and exercise habits, reduce stress, better deal with depression or mood swings, and sleep better. If you carry excess weight, they offer cognitive-behavioral therapy (CTB) and other therapies that emphasize healthy habits and help you move toward your target weight.

The Holistic Health and Psychiatry experts create a personalized plan to help you better cope with diabetes, improve your mental health, and effectively manage your condition to reduce the risk of long-lasting complications.

Schedule a diabetes evaluation at Holistic Health and Psychiatry by calling the office or requesting an appointment online today.