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<blockquote data-quote="Martina K Dairo" data-source="post: 784566" data-attributes="member: 161608"><p>Hi Carlos,reading your post has really moved me as you're describing exactly how I've been feeling for the past few months.I'm 47 and have been a Type 1 diabetic for the past 38 years.I'm generally very well controlled and Thank God have no diabetic complications but what a struggle it's been lately to maintain this.As you say,sometimes despite your efforts things can still go awry.I've had a lot of unexplained hypos lately and I've honestly been more psychologically than physically affected by them (although physically it's been pretty tough too).Like you I too have a great support network,my husband,family,friends and workmates are very helpful to me but sometimes it's just impossible for them to understand what we're going through.how can they be expected to?Like you say,you don't want to appear needy or different to others.I'm a teacher and had a hypo in the staffroom of school a few weeks ago (luckily it wasn't in class) and really scared my workmates,when I came round I felt so embarrased and almost guilty for having put them through that and I don't like to think that they view me differently now.Anyway I so know what you're going through and am here to chat and share our experiences.Best wishes Martina</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martina K Dairo, post: 784566, member: 161608"] Hi Carlos,reading your post has really moved me as you're describing exactly how I've been feeling for the past few months.I'm 47 and have been a Type 1 diabetic for the past 38 years.I'm generally very well controlled and Thank God have no diabetic complications but what a struggle it's been lately to maintain this.As you say,sometimes despite your efforts things can still go awry.I've had a lot of unexplained hypos lately and I've honestly been more psychologically than physically affected by them (although physically it's been pretty tough too).Like you I too have a great support network,my husband,family,friends and workmates are very helpful to me but sometimes it's just impossible for them to understand what we're going through.how can they be expected to?Like you say,you don't want to appear needy or different to others.I'm a teacher and had a hypo in the staffroom of school a few weeks ago (luckily it wasn't in class) and really scared my workmates,when I came round I felt so embarrased and almost guilty for having put them through that and I don't like to think that they view me differently now.Anyway I so know what you're going through and am here to chat and share our experiences.Best wishes Martina [/QUOTE]
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