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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi guys, BG at 27 as I write.
New to the site, and what a great site it is. Been reading through the forums, very insightful.
I am not good at writing on things like this, please forgive me if i sound ll over the place, just trying to get it all out.
Bit about me. I am 25 and I was diagnosed 3 years ago, type 1. I currently live in Africa and work as a Chef.
I am on private medical, and get great treatment. I am on novomix 30, 75units a day.
When I was diagnosed, it really hit me hard, as a teenager, I struggled with depression, and the diagnoses bought all of that back.
At first it was easy to control my sugars, I ate healthy, did a lot of sport, had quit smoking and drinking. My mood swings started happening a few months after being diagnosed, started getting really bad highs, ending up in hospital often. One day I had an out burst at work, and quit on the spot, over something really stupid. Almost immediately started drinking a smoking again, got a new job that didn't last long, as a result of my new lifestyle, hardly ever took my insulin, and was in a very bad place. I moved back in with my mom and step dad to get myself sorted again, and back on the right track. The depression was bad, self harming, and other bad stuff. After just over a year, I moved out and managed to get my old job back, I was still struggling to control my sugars, bad eating, not taking my insulin, and drinking. I lasted 8 months and quit again, I was taking too many sick days, and fighting with my bosses a lot! I sold my car and decided it was time to come back to the UK and get my diabetes under control. I was there for two months, in and out of hospital, I found he NHS to be **** compared to the treatment I was getting before, plus the cost of insulin was high, not being a resident anymore.
After the 2 months I came home, I couldn't move back in with my parents as I was putting a strain on my moms marriage.
Wow, just read what I wrote, I sound like a, well, you guys know.
Basically, I hate my diabetes, I live in a **** hole, I can't manage my sugars, I drink too much, I'm on my third box of smokes as I write this, all I do is sleep all day, eat ****, get no exercise, put a strain on everyone who is trying to help me. I weigh f**king 50kgs.
At 22 I had my life pretty much perfect, I was fit, had a great job, I loved where I was going! All I want to do is blame diabetes! I know that is wrong, there are so many people who carry on and live normal lives, and have had it worse than I have.
I need to get my sugars under control, I just never take my insulin. hardly ever test, and when I do, its in the high 20's low 30's.
If anyone has gone through something similar, I could really use some advice.
Sorry if I sound like a brat, I am expecting some "grow up" comments, so shoot!
Thanks
New to the site, and what a great site it is. Been reading through the forums, very insightful.
I am not good at writing on things like this, please forgive me if i sound ll over the place, just trying to get it all out.
Bit about me. I am 25 and I was diagnosed 3 years ago, type 1. I currently live in Africa and work as a Chef.
I am on private medical, and get great treatment. I am on novomix 30, 75units a day.
When I was diagnosed, it really hit me hard, as a teenager, I struggled with depression, and the diagnoses bought all of that back.
At first it was easy to control my sugars, I ate healthy, did a lot of sport, had quit smoking and drinking. My mood swings started happening a few months after being diagnosed, started getting really bad highs, ending up in hospital often. One day I had an out burst at work, and quit on the spot, over something really stupid. Almost immediately started drinking a smoking again, got a new job that didn't last long, as a result of my new lifestyle, hardly ever took my insulin, and was in a very bad place. I moved back in with my mom and step dad to get myself sorted again, and back on the right track. The depression was bad, self harming, and other bad stuff. After just over a year, I moved out and managed to get my old job back, I was still struggling to control my sugars, bad eating, not taking my insulin, and drinking. I lasted 8 months and quit again, I was taking too many sick days, and fighting with my bosses a lot! I sold my car and decided it was time to come back to the UK and get my diabetes under control. I was there for two months, in and out of hospital, I found he NHS to be **** compared to the treatment I was getting before, plus the cost of insulin was high, not being a resident anymore.
After the 2 months I came home, I couldn't move back in with my parents as I was putting a strain on my moms marriage.
Wow, just read what I wrote, I sound like a, well, you guys know.
Basically, I hate my diabetes, I live in a **** hole, I can't manage my sugars, I drink too much, I'm on my third box of smokes as I write this, all I do is sleep all day, eat ****, get no exercise, put a strain on everyone who is trying to help me. I weigh f**king 50kgs.
At 22 I had my life pretty much perfect, I was fit, had a great job, I loved where I was going! All I want to do is blame diabetes! I know that is wrong, there are so many people who carry on and live normal lives, and have had it worse than I have.
I need to get my sugars under control, I just never take my insulin. hardly ever test, and when I do, its in the high 20's low 30's.
If anyone has gone through something similar, I could really use some advice.
Sorry if I sound like a brat, I am expecting some "grow up" comments, so shoot!
Thanks
