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<blockquote data-quote="deannatrois" data-source="post: 930799" data-attributes="member: 204168"><p>Thank you very much.</p><p></p><p>I have decided I'm going to do my best to keep my blood sugars between 7-10mmols.., to give me a little bit of a margin of error. Problem is that is the point at which I cut back on my eating which I have already done. I'm only eating when blood sugar drops below 4 right now. And even then i have to be careful cause very little carbs can make my blood sugar spike, which I don't want either. But obviously at times it is also as if I have a bottomless pit of insulin inside me as well. I can't predict anything.</p><p></p><p>I have been asking for help.., and am getting help from Shelter. I also have a carers support worker, but she doesn't seem to know of anyone who can help, she's recommended me towards a couple of charities that don't even work in this location lol. I've probably overwhelmed my MP with information lol. He's not gotten back to me.</p><p></p><p>My 19 year old does normally stay in the house, but he can't cope with the hypo's.., he tends to walk off because it stresses him.I asked him for help this week when my blood sugar dropped suddenly and my sight was going, in spite of sweet coffee.., he looked up something on the net, told me to eat porridge and walked off lol. I just had to sit and wait and hope the coffee would work as with little sight, I couldn't do much. Fortunately the sugar in the coffee did bring me round enough so I was able to get more food.</p><p></p><p>Both children are autistic. My older son is hearing voices etc.., so he's got an urgent referral to psychiatry. This is why I feel the atmosphere here (although he loves me) is just making things worse for him. I am very isolated, no friends and family who are close. My ex.., well things are very strained (bad relationship and he doesn't get on with my older son, like tonight he made a comment and sparks flew - the comment was very unkind, the ambulance people told me what happened). But he did come round straight away and call an ambulance. so I owe him too. Very difficult. My older son being NEET right now isn't helping him either. I've told my younger son he did exactly the right thing and he's a super hero. That made him smile. I'll figure out a treat for him.</p><p></p><p>I haven't sought a charity to help with packing. Wouldn't know where to go. I'd be a bit uncomfortable</p><p></p><p>with that as I really do my best to manage regardless normally.</p><p></p><p>I've had toast, the kids chocolate milk shake, a full bag of glucose water solution, two tubes of hypostop type stuff., and my blood sugar is still 10mmol/l. It should be well over 20 lol. I haven't dared give myself my Lantus dose. I think I'll have to leave that for now and just operate a sliding scale of humalog.</p><p></p><p>I think tomorrow I will care the Diabetes UK helpline. It might not be an appropriate call but worth a try. Didn't occur to me until tonight. Been concentrating on the housing issues but I don't think there's any help with that. The system isn't built to help people like me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deannatrois, post: 930799, member: 204168"] Thank you very much. I have decided I'm going to do my best to keep my blood sugars between 7-10mmols.., to give me a little bit of a margin of error. Problem is that is the point at which I cut back on my eating which I have already done. I'm only eating when blood sugar drops below 4 right now. And even then i have to be careful cause very little carbs can make my blood sugar spike, which I don't want either. But obviously at times it is also as if I have a bottomless pit of insulin inside me as well. I can't predict anything. I have been asking for help.., and am getting help from Shelter. I also have a carers support worker, but she doesn't seem to know of anyone who can help, she's recommended me towards a couple of charities that don't even work in this location lol. I've probably overwhelmed my MP with information lol. He's not gotten back to me. My 19 year old does normally stay in the house, but he can't cope with the hypo's.., he tends to walk off because it stresses him.I asked him for help this week when my blood sugar dropped suddenly and my sight was going, in spite of sweet coffee.., he looked up something on the net, told me to eat porridge and walked off lol. I just had to sit and wait and hope the coffee would work as with little sight, I couldn't do much. Fortunately the sugar in the coffee did bring me round enough so I was able to get more food. Both children are autistic. My older son is hearing voices etc.., so he's got an urgent referral to psychiatry. This is why I feel the atmosphere here (although he loves me) is just making things worse for him. I am very isolated, no friends and family who are close. My ex.., well things are very strained (bad relationship and he doesn't get on with my older son, like tonight he made a comment and sparks flew - the comment was very unkind, the ambulance people told me what happened). But he did come round straight away and call an ambulance. so I owe him too. Very difficult. My older son being NEET right now isn't helping him either. I've told my younger son he did exactly the right thing and he's a super hero. That made him smile. I'll figure out a treat for him. I haven't sought a charity to help with packing. Wouldn't know where to go. I'd be a bit uncomfortable with that as I really do my best to manage regardless normally. I've had toast, the kids chocolate milk shake, a full bag of glucose water solution, two tubes of hypostop type stuff., and my blood sugar is still 10mmol/l. It should be well over 20 lol. I haven't dared give myself my Lantus dose. I think I'll have to leave that for now and just operate a sliding scale of humalog. I think tomorrow I will care the Diabetes UK helpline. It might not be an appropriate call but worth a try. Didn't occur to me until tonight. Been concentrating on the housing issues but I don't think there's any help with that. The system isn't built to help people like me. [/QUOTE]
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