denial

My boyfriend was diagnosed 2 years ago with type 1. He does not look after himself and rarely tests his sugars or injects. His sugars are often in the 20’s! Every time I remind him I am seen as nagging and it just makes us fight. My dad is also type 1 so I know what he should be doing. His mum...

Hi I’ve been diabetic nearly 18 years but my control has always been a bit poor. I was very rebellious in teen years and have never really got a handle on blood testing and diet management. I’ve had CBT and got a little better. My mum died from complications from diabetes and I’ve spent the...

Hi everyone, I have been struggling with my Type 2 diabetes diagnosis. I think I have been living in denial for the last two years. A friend pointed me to this forum and I wanted to just find out what caused you to overcome your diabetes denial, if you experienced this too?

So back 2 years ago after seeing a photo of myself I was horrified 15st 7lbs! Today 10st 8lbs and over the moon. So many people told me "Insulin makes you gain weight" BULLS**T! What makes someone gain weight is what they are putting into their mouths, and they need to own up too their bad...

I realised recently that I am going through denial. I was diagnosed with Type I 15 years ago, and have been on a pump for 10. I recently got a new pump, and although I test myself fairly regularly, I don't test the 5 times per day that I should. After reading some posts online I realised that I...

My husband has been in denial since his diagnosis in Sept 2015. He refuses to eat a healthy diet and drinks approx 8 units per day in alcohol. He has tantrums when he is reminded he can't eat the things he wants to eat. He gets angry and aggressive. He has no idea of food and nurtion starving...