Diagnosed Type1 relatively recently and puzzled.

[becky.ford93]

Know the feeling! Maybe try something like a banana which you can eat on the go? Just quickly inject and eat on your way.

 

[Mrsass]

Hi @Nafu9 just wondered how you are getting on?

 

[Nafu9]

Hallo, I'm getting along okay, still having spikes but I've started trying to make sure I do my injection pre-meal using the carbs and cals app to judge how much I need. Had a couple of hypos since, but better then being constantly high! Booked on a tide course in September, as well as an appointment with my specialist doctor.

Had a bit of a burnout recently, but have pulled back out of my funk now so all good

Thanks for checking up

 

[Mrsass]

Glad to hear things are getting better @Nafu9

 

[Kavyaparmar]

Hi Nathan,
It may sound odd but I'm so glad to have come across your short rant
I'm 21 turning 22 also a type 1 diabetic, and boy of boy have I struggled. I understand what you are going through when it comes to peaking with high blood sugar levels my hba1c level (overall diabetes control) is awful. I work in a fast paced finance industry, but try and balance my social life as well. I ate everything I wanted up till last month when I got admitted in to hospital 3 times in 1month! I'd love to hear from you and a bit about your story as I've not come across anyone my age! X

 

[Martybuddie]

Hi Nafu9, I've had type 1 diabetes for 45 years and I have been carb counting for a number of years. There is a great wee book called Carb Counter printed by Collins gem, it lists virtually all food known to man and it also lists the carbs and calories associated with the food. With regards to your work I would imagine you have to work within health and safety guidelines and with this in mind your employer should provide risk assessments which should help to protect you in the workplace, I wrote mine out so that my colleagues could understand and recognise when I was having a hypo, know your symptoms. Like everyone says it is important to keep a tight grip on your BG I wish I did when I was younger as I have had 3 toes amputated due diabetic neuropathy and had laser treatment to prevent blindness, good luck with your diabetic journey. Make sure you control your diabetes and not let your diabetes control.

 

[Nafu9]

I haven't heard of that one, at the moment I'm using the carbs and cals app.

I'm not sure what risk assessments are in place, but I doubt we have specific ones in place. But I've informed all the kitchen staff in what to do.

I'm trying to keep on top of it, but just struggling at the moment. I'm sure I'll get on top of it soon enough.

Out of curiousity, does anyone know how long it takes for high sugars to have a permanent effect on blood flow?

Thanks for all the support guys

 

[Martybuddie]

Everyone has a different metabolism no set timescales, for me roughly 25-30 years but if you are having constant high readings throughout the day then be wary of ketones. Although for me retinopathy occurred about 15 years after diagnosis.

 

[olala]

Regarding the time needed for high sugars consequences to develop, it can be relatively fast. Nobody know for how long my sugars were bad, before I got diagnosed, but let's count it was for around 6 months, maybe a bit more. two months before diagnosis I got my first neuropathy symptoms (and my orthopedist didn't connect it with diabetes grrrr...). It got better after balancing the sugars and having 300% more sports than before, but I don't think my foot will ever come back to its healthy state.
But with that I agree with @Martybuddie everybody is different.

 

[Martybuddie]

Nafu9 I noticed you mentioned about the variances in your bg it might be worthwhile considering the freestyle libre glucose monitoring machine it checks your blood glucose without the need to finger prick it uses patches which last for 2 weeks and you attach them at the back of the arm you can then scan your results by passing the machine over the patch it even works through clothes. The downside is the cost, a starter kit is a £159, then £57 a month (for 2 patches). It tracks your readings constantly so you get a better idea of your trends and you can spot hypos quicker. There is an online petition to have the machine on the N.H.S. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/freestyle-libre-on-the-nhs