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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 933307" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>Perhaps its down to the strength and personalitys of the T1's to manage the diabetes and their lives. Or the basic instructions given when they were diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps this could be useful to the T1 people that aren't caring for themselves properly. There are obviously people that will not change their thoughts or lives etc in all aspects of life and rely upon others to care for them when they get complications.</p><p></p><p>To some T1's though we have fought like anything to remain independent from care from others. Eg. Years ago I moved to Wales. The first week there I had a bad hypo. It was embaressing that I denied knowing anybody there, denied that I had family or friends (because even when hypo I did not want hubby to be bothered). It ended up that the estate agent was notified who then phoned my solicitor in the East Midlands who then tried a very long route to get hold of my hubby at work...to me I have fought very hard to keep my Independence at times. There is no way that I want my hubby labelled as a 'Carer".</p><p></p><p>I think there must be something about our initial acceptance and changes towards diabetes in our personalitys that make some of us more likely to accept someone dealing with hypos or hypers. Or something about the instructions we are given by Nurses and the Care Teams.</p><p></p><p>This is solely why I say that hypo's or hypers etc are not inevitable. I think its more based upon the personalitys of the T1 rather than direct diabetes related.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 933307, member: 17713"] Perhaps its down to the strength and personalitys of the T1's to manage the diabetes and their lives. Or the basic instructions given when they were diagnosed. Perhaps this could be useful to the T1 people that aren't caring for themselves properly. There are obviously people that will not change their thoughts or lives etc in all aspects of life and rely upon others to care for them when they get complications. To some T1's though we have fought like anything to remain independent from care from others. Eg. Years ago I moved to Wales. The first week there I had a bad hypo. It was embaressing that I denied knowing anybody there, denied that I had family or friends (because even when hypo I did not want hubby to be bothered). It ended up that the estate agent was notified who then phoned my solicitor in the East Midlands who then tried a very long route to get hold of my hubby at work...to me I have fought very hard to keep my Independence at times. There is no way that I want my hubby labelled as a 'Carer". I think there must be something about our initial acceptance and changes towards diabetes in our personalitys that make some of us more likely to accept someone dealing with hypos or hypers. Or something about the instructions we are given by Nurses and the Care Teams. This is solely why I say that hypo's or hypers etc are not inevitable. I think its more based upon the personalitys of the T1 rather than direct diabetes related. [/QUOTE]
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