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    Diabetes has ruined my life

    Hi, i am WAAAAAAY late to this party! But i could have written this myself. Some people seem to sail through diabetes, with an occasional "oh darn it" being as bad as it gets. I've seriously considered quitting insulin and letting the scurgh take me out. Considered overdosing on insulin. It's...
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    Why Is My Blood Sugar Rising In The Afternoon/evening For No Obvious Reason

    This post is ancient but I'm going to blast away anyway. This week I been suffering similar, only in the AM. I go to bed, say my levels are 5. Wake up and i'm at 19. I'm then high aaaaaall day, despite doing, say, 10 units when i wake up. I eat nothing, maybe cucumber with a drizzle of dressing...
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    I hate Diabetes!

    This is ancient and you'll never see this, but to anyone else who needs it - these comments gave me relief. I'm so sick of the positive, technical, you'll get there, it gets easier, life is hard but keep trying this or that ****. I know folk mean well by it, but the constant bowing down to...
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    I hate Diabetes!

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    Diabetes has ruined my life

    This is so old I've no doubt you'll never see this, but I feel exactly this. I described it recently as being in a bird cage, poked repeatedly, with a toddler with adhd running around it 24/7. I've had it 30 years, it's f'd up .y body, lost me my job (I needed good vision) I've been on...
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    Type 1 - I hate this disease

    Hi Rach, I know this is a mega old post, and you likely won't even see this. But on the off chance it finds you, yes, I know exactly how you feel. I've had it 30 years, I'm 38 now. When I got it, I took to it like a duck to water. Adapted easily. By time I was in my teens, I struggled. Always...
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