Diabetes mellitus patients' mental responses to COVID-19 and its treatment

Mental health has taken a particularly hard hit during the COVID-19 epidemic of patients living with chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, TB, and HIV/AIDS. The effects of COVID-19 on the psyches with diabetes mellitus were investigated. One hundred and fifty-seven individuals aged twenty and above with diabetes mellitus participated in this cross-sectional research conducted in a hospital setting. Concerns about contracting COVID-19 were measured using the 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS17), while concerns about being "overly affected due to diabetes if infected with COVID-19," "worry about people with diabetes being characterized as a risk group," and "worry about not being able to manage diabetes if infected with COVID-19" served as separate benchmarks. Information was gathered using a closed-ended questionnaire. Most of the 157 patients with diabetes who were questioned had type two diabetes mellitus with complications, and COVID-19 found that just 42.7 percent had their symptoms under control. Concern about COVID-19 was moderate to high, anxiety over social isolation was moderate, and anxiety about diabetes was low. About one-third (33.8 percent) of the sample population was concerned about the pandemic. According to logistic regression, there was a strong correlation between age, employment, and the prevalence of other chronic illnesses and how worried persons with diabetes were about the seriousness of a COVID-19 infection. The degree to which participants worried about contracting COVID-19 and their consequent inability to manage their diabetes varies by age group, sex, and employment status. During the epidemic, the overall trend suggests that diabetic patients are worried about their health. Clients' anxiety and emotional tension may be reduced with education and counseling on COVID-19, which addresses some of their issues.