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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hey guys, my name is Mattlyn, I am 19 and have had type one for ten years this year. I don't get how some of you guys have such control over your diabetes, it blows my mind. Granted, I've hit MANY speed bumps along the way but I'm sure you all have too.
I think alot of me not caring about my diabetes began when I was first diagnosed, I was 10 and had no idea what was going on. All I remember was going to the hospital and being hospitalized. I was pretty OG from the jump, I let the nurse do my shot once and that was it, I needed to do it from there on out. I think the issue for me was, once I was diagnosed my older sister (16 at the time) had her first baby.. so all the attention was on her and my niece when in reality I was the one who truly needed all the help and attention I could get. At this point I was still checking my blood sugar, counting carbs and doing my insulin like I should. A couple years pass, one or two, and I started realizing if I didn't do my insulin, I lost weight. So I started to slowly not count carbs anymore, not check my blood sugar and definitely not do my insulin, I was down to just doing my lantus at night. Well, then my older sister started doing drugs and my parents had to take care of my niece and I don't even know if they noticed me not taking care of myself, they were too worried about my niece and trying to get my sister clean. I feel like no matter what whenever I needed help with my diabetes I didn't have anyone there to help me.. Now, I'm 19, I had a miscarriage about a year ago because of my uncontrolled diabetes. But guess what? Still not doing anything to try and fix it. Im not really sure what to do.. I'm sure no one is reading this and no one wants to read someone just rambling on.. so i come asking for help. Someone please give me some words of wisdom, i cannot do this on my own anymore. I need a friend, someone I can call to or talk to when Im feeling i cant do this anymore. Just one person..
All i ask for is some help, advice, anything is helpful to me at this point. I want to live a long life and I know 10 years of uncontrolled diabetes isnt the way to do it.
I think alot of me not caring about my diabetes began when I was first diagnosed, I was 10 and had no idea what was going on. All I remember was going to the hospital and being hospitalized. I was pretty OG from the jump, I let the nurse do my shot once and that was it, I needed to do it from there on out. I think the issue for me was, once I was diagnosed my older sister (16 at the time) had her first baby.. so all the attention was on her and my niece when in reality I was the one who truly needed all the help and attention I could get. At this point I was still checking my blood sugar, counting carbs and doing my insulin like I should. A couple years pass, one or two, and I started realizing if I didn't do my insulin, I lost weight. So I started to slowly not count carbs anymore, not check my blood sugar and definitely not do my insulin, I was down to just doing my lantus at night. Well, then my older sister started doing drugs and my parents had to take care of my niece and I don't even know if they noticed me not taking care of myself, they were too worried about my niece and trying to get my sister clean. I feel like no matter what whenever I needed help with my diabetes I didn't have anyone there to help me.. Now, I'm 19, I had a miscarriage about a year ago because of my uncontrolled diabetes. But guess what? Still not doing anything to try and fix it. Im not really sure what to do.. I'm sure no one is reading this and no one wants to read someone just rambling on.. so i come asking for help. Someone please give me some words of wisdom, i cannot do this on my own anymore. I need a friend, someone I can call to or talk to when Im feeling i cant do this anymore. Just one person..
All i ask for is some help, advice, anything is helpful to me at this point. I want to live a long life and I know 10 years of uncontrolled diabetes isnt the way to do it.