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26 years and stuck!

david.ed.bullock

Active Member
Messages
35
Location
Loughborough
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Hey all,
I have had diabetes for 26 years and been coping well with it, however for the past few years I haven't been testing very much (once a day most of the time) my hba1c is around 9 and have also got to have eye laser surgery! Scary times, I recently (on Saturday) got married and want the best for the future as you can imagine, how is the best way to go around remembering to test? I really am struggling with this at the moment and know how important it is
Thanks in advance
 
Get into a routine, i'd say. I test as soon as I get out of bed, then throughout the day, including after meals. I suppose in my mind I connect it with food to some extent, so when I think about lunch, I think 'test and insulin', etc

You could also use your phone to set alarms.
 
Congratulations to you both

Without bg testing its impossible to get your bg under control, start by getting into a routine where you test your bg before your meal-time injection, this way you can see if a correction dose is needed or not and will hopefully set the ball rolling on bg testing again.

Try and get a copy of the book Think Like a Pancreas as this will help you get back on track as it covers most aspects of type 1 diabetes management, with regards to your laser treatment for retinopathy, have a look at the following website as it has a wealth of information on the condition and offers advice on keeping your bg, bp and cholesterol levels under control:

http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/Information_for_patients.html

Good luck.
 
Hi David. Im like clock work for checking mine! To get into a habit, why dont you set 3-4 alarms a day to remind you (on vibrate!!). Once in the morning before breakfast, once before lunch, before tea and before bed. You'll soon remember!
 
Yeh I really want to get into the habit of testing before meals as it is so important for me like many others to get back on track! Setting an alarm is a good idea and may look into doing that until I get into a routine! Thanks
 
Lynz84 said:
Hi David. Im like clock work for checking mine! To get into a habit, why dont you set 3-4 alarms a day to remind you (on vibrate!!). Once in the morning before breakfast, once before lunch, before tea and before bed. You'll soon remember!
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Yeh azure said similar! Just getting into the habit of listening to alarms! Quite lazy on alarm setting but hopefully if I have a message pop up on my phone it will remind me more than having just a sound!
 
Thanks so much! Been very stressful but glad to be married! Both those things you suggested the book and website I will definitely look into thanks for that!
 
Yea i know what you mean. I rely heavily on the bed time check just in case im a bit too low
 
Lynz84 said:
Yea i know what you mean. I rely heavily on the bed time check just in case im a bit too low
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I have had the monitor attached to me a few years ago that showed every night I went below 1 around 2am! No wonder when I was a little younger my mum always heard me struggle around 2am or 3am! I am more bothered about future health issues now and If me and my wife in a few years time decide to have children I don't want to have struggles myself!
 
I completely understand. Im 32 now and thinking of children soon and it scares me!
 
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