Erschienen in:
01.03.2013 | Editorial
Diabetes, religion and spirituality
verfasst von:
G. R. Sridhar
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
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Ausgabe 1/2013
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Excerpt
Diabetes is often an insidious disease that does not manifest explosively. Once identified, however, it stays like a shadow: one that can be controlled rather than be cured. Diabetes can induce a series of reactions at diagnosis, and a number of psychosocial stresses during its course [
1,
2]. Management requires balancing many factors, not all under ones control. Formal resources for coping are not readily available in many countries, and more so in India [
3], for which family and social support are sought [
4]. …