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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1480815" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>Welcome [USER=408209]@Lilireth[/USER] <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>You're not a failure, you're a strong person because you've lived with Type 1 all those years. It can be very wearing - as we all know.</p><p></p><p>My tip is to change how you see the blood test result. See it as solely a piece of information that will help you beat down the diabetes, not as a judgement on yourself. Knowledge is power. Know your blood sugar and you have the information you need to get one over on the Type 1.</p><p></p><p>Start by tssting a set number of times a day at set intervals - maybe first thing and before meals. If you see a high number, don't think "I'm a failure", think "Ah! That's a useful bit of info. I'll use that to land a blow on the diabetes!"</p><p></p><p>If your blood sugar is high, it's high. Not testing won't make it low. It will still be high - except you won't know about it and so won't be able to improve things. </p><p></p><p>Testing is a great tool in our fight <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 1480815, member: 39639"] Welcome [USER=408209]@Lilireth[/USER] :) You're not a failure, you're a strong person because you've lived with Type 1 all those years. It can be very wearing - as we all know. My tip is to change how you see the blood test result. See it as solely a piece of information that will help you beat down the diabetes, not as a judgement on yourself. Knowledge is power. Know your blood sugar and you have the information you need to get one over on the Type 1. Start by tssting a set number of times a day at set intervals - maybe first thing and before meals. If you see a high number, don't think "I'm a failure", think "Ah! That's a useful bit of info. I'll use that to land a blow on the diabetes!" If your blood sugar is high, it's high. Not testing won't make it low. It will still be high - except you won't know about it and so won't be able to improve things. Testing is a great tool in our fight :) [/QUOTE]
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