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Diabetes and being thankful

Type1Bri

Type1Bri

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Location
Kent
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
Highs and lows
So much great information on this forum. Whatever the problem you can be sure someone on here has experience to help, this community is one of the many things I am thankful for in my dx of diabetes. What things are you thankful to diabetes for??
Check out my others in my "Letter to Diabetes" https://type1bri.com/thank-you-diabetes
 
I liked that :)

I think the main plusses for me are to do with my health, ironically. Since being diagnosed with T2 about 2 & 1/2 years ago, I have lost more than 3 stone and now have a normal-range BMI. I try to make sure that I exercise every day and I am probably in better shape than I have been for many years. A walk up a steep hill near our home, that used to leave me completely out of breath and with my heartbeat thudding loudly and rapidly in my ears, now leaves me with slightly raised respiration and pulse rates. In addition, I get my heath monitored regularly (though It's just been dropped to once a year because I am such a good boy :)), and am finally getting some payback for the hundreds of thousands of pounds that I have given to HMRC over the course of my working life, grrrr.....

There are many things that I don't like about diabetes, but the other thing I like is that I am still alive and hopefully, because I now know what I need to do to look after myself, will remain that way for many years to come.....
 
Im not thankful for it. It sucks!

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jay hay-char said:
I liked that :)

I think the main plusses for me are to do with my health, ironically. Since being diagnosed with T2 about 2 & 1/2 years ago, I have lost more than 3 stone and now have a normal-range BMI. I try to make sure that I exercise every day and I am probably in better shape than I have been for many years. A walk up a steep hill near our home, that used to leave me completely out of breath and with my heartbeat thudding loudly and rapidly in my ears, now leaves me with slightly raised respiration and pulse rates. In addition, I get my heath monitored regularly (though It's just been dropped to once a year because I am such a good boy :)), and am finally getting some payback for the hundreds of thousands of pounds that I have given to HMRC over the course of my working life, grrrr.....

There are many things that I don't like about diabetes, but the other thing I like is that I am still alive and hopefully, because I now know what I need to do to look after myself, will remain that way for many years to come.....
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Thanks for reading and the constructive response, much appreciated
 
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