Diabetes and Stress: 4 Digital Solutions For Making Your Employees Lives Easier at Work

Living with diabetes is not an easy task. But, with the right tools, resources, solutions, and support, diabetes management can be made much easier.

You obviously care a great deal about your employees, so naturally, you’re looking for ways to make it easier for your employees with diabetes to not only manage their condition but also to live a stress-free life.

In fact, this idea is a high priority within the medical and healthcare field. Because of this, there are some amazing, forward-thinking digital solutions out there that are specifically made to help employees reduce their stress revolved around their diabetes management and ultimately gain control over their everyday lives.

Here are 4 of some of the best.

Happify

Happify is a mood training mental health app that focuses on behavior change, incorporating positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and other techniques for reducing stress in the workplace. Perhaps the best part about Happify is that everything they do is evidence-based and clinically validated. In fact, the team at Happify likes to say that they are where science and delight = results.

Happify also supports mental health needs across the continuum from maintaining wellness through living with chronic disease to getting support for diagnosable mental health conditions.

Rebel+Mina

Keeping track of blood sugar levels can be a constant source of stress for many people with diabetes. It can be difficult to stay focused on work while in the back of your mind you’re wondering whether or not your levels are where they should be. With Rebel+Mina, you can give your employees the confidence they need to take on the day while easily managing their diabetes and keeping tabs on their blood sugar.

The Rebel meter connects to an app through Bluetooth. This allows your employees to test their blood sugar anywhere they need to, at anytime. All they need to do is press down using the virtually pain-free pop lancets to get a blood drop, following which they’ll be able to see their results with the simple touch of a button.

But every superhero needs a sidekick, and that’s where Mina comes in. Mina, the personal virtual coach that accompanies Rebel, will set reminders, keep track of goals, and keep your employees motivated all from their back pocket. Mina will help your employees develop good habits and create positive patterns in their life that will lead to better diabetes management and less stress.

To learn more about Rebel and Mina, contact Pops Diabetes Care today!

SelfHelpWorks

SelfHelpWorks is all about helping people with diabetes change their mindset and beliefs about living with the disease. Made up of 9 sessions, the LivingWell program for people with diabetes works through three main ideas over the course of the program.

First, LivingWell works towards exposing the false beliefs that have formed about what it means to have diabetes. Second, it will work towards replacing any negative thoughts with positive, empowering thoughts. Third, LivingWell will assist in helping those with diabetes change the way they see diabetes and ultimately guide them to a happy, healthy life.

Beyond Type 1 and Beyond Type 2

Both Beyond Type 1 and Beyond Type 2 are fantastic resources that you should encourage your employees with diabetes to check out. Through platforms, programs, resources, and grants, Beyond Type 1 has worked towards uniting the diabetes community to provide solutions that improve lives dating back to its founding as a nonprofit in 2015. 

Beyond Type 2 is one of those programs and both Beyond Type 1 and Beyond Type 2 provide solutions that allow your employees with diabetes to share their stories, become connected to a community of people going through exactly what they are going through, as well as find helpful resources on topics that range from mental health to daily management.

Making sure that your employees with diabetes have the solutions they need to be stress-free at work is crucial for their well-being. So, make sure to invest in some of these great digital solutions for your employees!