Kristin251
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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
Stupid bs for no reason. Like today. Up up up the plummet. Same schedule and food as always. Now I'm crabby haha
Stupid bs for no reason. Like today. Up up up the plummet. Same schedule and food as always. Now I'm crabby haha
Tiring. Mentally exhausting. Physically too. Sleep well my friend.Me too, tonight!!
Me too, tonight!!
Thank you so much for your honest and transparent reply.
Wow! You are an inspiration, you should be very proud of your achievements, not sure I could ever run half a marathon - 5k tops
Sorry to hear of those incredibly tough times but great to hear of your happy ending Thank you for sharing and for the advice.
Great point re the balancing act, I'm trying not to get too frustrated or feel guilty when things don't go to plan, although easier said than done.
Yeah you are right about socialising. I've tried to explain a little bit more now to work colleagues/my friends, without boring them too much(!) and they do seem to appreciate the challenges because most people have no idea without an explanation.
I was reassured if did in future I'd be passed to similiar support. Phew! God bless my psychologist!ickihun. post: 1559233 said:I'm getting anxious because diabetic unit has stopped FLO so I'm on my own, especially if psychologist stops my care today.
Will I get burn out again without diabetic support?
And me!!!
Why oh why?! I've changed my basal to minimise overnight hypos and that's been working perfectly the past few nights but last night I sky rocketed to 16?!
Has anyone put any reasoning to their experience of this? Not feeling particularly unwell but might be PMT (sorry guys!)
I also have slow colonic though and this is also a factor. When I cannot move my bowels for days my bloods will also rise.
Although I know this isnt cause at the moment I am well aware that we are appeoaching clock changing time and over tge years I've realised that every time seasons or July/Aug I get huge changes to my insulin needs.
I think other winenmay relate also to hormones up and down, going tgrough pregnancy and menopause etc can be a real bummer...
I'm exactly the same as you re. Insulin change.
I always need to reduce basal at beginning of Summer and increase again as we come into Winter.
This year it has came early for me too (started getting unexplained highs at the beginning of this week). I wonder if it could be due to the weather suddenly coming in colder?
I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my question, I'm sure the answers will vary depending on which type you have so feel free to add that. I will start with listing one or two of my fears which causes anxiety. I am a type 1 and for me and my husband one of the greatest fears is having a nocturnal ( night time/ sleep time) hypo. One of my other fears is related to this, currently here in the UK if you get more than 2 hypos, of any kind, in a given year requring emergency services either to your home or at the hospital, you could lose your drivers lisence. I would be interested to hear what causes anxiety in some of you?
Behave Tony!Type 1 of 43 years and am anxious to varying degrees with most of what you good people are anxious about.
The one oddball thing I have noticed only this year is my fear of losing my strength of will.
I firmly believe to get up in a morning with a very low blood sugar and be able to treat it and get going with the day as normal takes a herculean strength of will that a non diabetic would not understand.
I fear my will is failing.
It hasn't happened yet but for the first time in my life I nearly threw the towel in and didn't go in to work!
I had the same issue only last week.
I nearly sagged.
43 years type 1 yes but I'm only 49 years old.
I feel as if I'm entering the twilight zone.................
When I was in high school I wasn't having breakfast and we had physical education right in the morning. After a few weeks of this, I was having trouble concentrating in one of my classes so I asked if I could go to the rest room. I don't know what caused it (as in I don't know the science behind it), all I remember is waking up and looking at a strange ceiling and then I realized I fainted right there in front of the sinks. I suppose if I had one anxiety it's having that happen at work or while driving. Only with diabetes it will be far worse because if I lose consciousness again it could mean a coma and not just a minor fainting spell.
My other concern honestly is dealing with others on this. My family is kind of judgmental and if they aren't judging they are offering unsolicited advice. I am doing my best to take care of this - watching what I eat, reading labels, monitoring what my blood sugar levels are, working out, trying very hard to follow my doctors and health nurses advice and also trying to learn all I can about this. I know they are only looking out for me but it took my sister a whole 5 minutes after finding out my diagnosis to start with that, and it may just be paranoia talking (lol), but I can picture them now monitoring everything I do or eat now in their presence, and if I have a bad day or decide to have something with sugar in it saying "You really should be taking better care of yourself". I am learning how to deal with the sugar and what will bring it up or lower it but it's a learning process and I need time to learn without criticism, judgement or advice that may be contrary to what my doctor is telling me or what is working for me. We are definitely all different.
Type 1 of 43 years and am anxious to varying degrees with most of what you good people are anxious about.
The one oddball thing I have noticed only this year is my fear of losing my strength of will.
I firmly believe to get up in a morning with a very low blood sugar and be able to treat it and get going with the day as normal takes a herculean strength of will that a non diabetic would not understand.
I fear my will is failing.
It hasn't happened yet but for the first time in my life I nearly threw the towel in and didn't go in to work!
I had the same issue only last week.
I nearly sagged.
43 years type 1 yes but I'm only 49 years old.
I feel as if I'm entering the twilight zone.................
I completedly agree about family. My mom doesn't get it at all. She thinks if my bs is high I should eat even after telling her a hundred times that's not how it works. Then of course going to visit her causes anxiety because she constantly offering me carbs of all kinds and leaving them out all over the place. I'm getting much stronger but sometimes I just want to scream at her ( but I don't). I'm 53 and have raised 3 children. I think by now I know how to get my own food. Lol. She means well but ....Hi
Just know that this is a huge job we are thrown into and that family will never understand the toll managing this disease takes. I was undiagnosed for about 4 years before I was diagnosed, I was 16 at the time. my family have never understood what I live with and like you I have had to deal with a lot of criticism and whenever I was upset or out of sorts about anything the first question was alway "Have you tested your sugars" like it was the answer to anything that could possiby be wrong. i now have my own family and my husband is very hands on a supportive which was a refreshing change from my birth family. People always assume having family to support you is a positive thing, but as with mine and your experience that is not always the case. You seem to be doing all the right steps from what i can read, and there is so much more information out there now and the science has certainly moved on. Keep up the good work!!! Thank you for your feedback and honesty.
Hi
Just know that this is a huge job we are thrown into and that family will never understand the toll managing this disease takes. I was undiagnosed for about 4 years before I was diagnosed, I was 16 at the time. my family have never understood what I live with and like you I have had to deal with a lot of criticism and whenever I was upset or out of sorts about anything the first question was alway "Have you tested your sugars" like it was the answer to anything that could possiby be wrong. i now have my own family and my husband is very hands on a supportive which was a refreshing change from my birth family. People always assume having family to support you is a positive thing, but as with mine and your experience that is not always the case. You seem to be doing all the right steps from what i can read, and there is so much more information out there now and the science has certainly moved on. Keep up the good work!!! Thank you for your feedback and honesty.