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- Type of diabetes
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I'd be really grateful for people's thoughts on this... I don't get a chance to talk to other diabetics much, so I'm not sure whether how I lead my life is normal or just excessive!
I'm a T1 diabetic, and have been for 26 years (I'm 33), with relatively OK control now (HBA1C = 6.5), but it's not always been that good. I have a hugely stressful & busy job as an events manager in London, where I've made so little fuss about diabetes that people know abou it, but it's never a consideration (or as I'd see it, an excuse) for "slacking" or avoiding too much pressure. I'm also mid way through doing a part time MA, and I'm due to move in wth my partner at Christmas, so I'm kind of between 2 homes at the moment too.
I know that I need to spend some time really conceentrating on diabetes, my diet and tightening control even more, as I'm worried that things might start to go wrong. I've been told I need referring to an opthamlmologist as the background retinopathy has got worse, though I don't know to what extent, I have proteinuria that the hospital are just keeping an eye on - so I'm panicking massively.
Sorry this is going on a bit now, but I really don't know where to start! I've always thrived on pressure but I'm starting to feel that life's too short - am I messing myself up for the sake of pride?
Any thoughts or shared experiences would be so helpful... thanks.
Anna
I'm a T1 diabetic, and have been for 26 years (I'm 33), with relatively OK control now (HBA1C = 6.5), but it's not always been that good. I have a hugely stressful & busy job as an events manager in London, where I've made so little fuss about diabetes that people know abou it, but it's never a consideration (or as I'd see it, an excuse) for "slacking" or avoiding too much pressure. I'm also mid way through doing a part time MA, and I'm due to move in wth my partner at Christmas, so I'm kind of between 2 homes at the moment too.
I know that I need to spend some time really conceentrating on diabetes, my diet and tightening control even more, as I'm worried that things might start to go wrong. I've been told I need referring to an opthamlmologist as the background retinopathy has got worse, though I don't know to what extent, I have proteinuria that the hospital are just keeping an eye on - so I'm panicking massively.
Sorry this is going on a bit now, but I really don't know where to start! I've always thrived on pressure but I'm starting to feel that life's too short - am I messing myself up for the sake of pride?
Any thoughts or shared experiences would be so helpful... thanks.
Anna